Alternatively, publishers also accepted suppression fees to hold a story or avoid specific lines of critique. Newspapers were also funded to provide positive support or favourable reviews for business ventures, parliamentary bills, and theatrical productions. Such funding was an essential aspect of the newspaper business throughout the period, and ultimately led to publishers ' increasing involvement in political affairs and social commentary. Indeed, it was not until the mid to late nineteenth century that Broadsheet newspapers and writers began promoting the principles of the journalist profession including objectivity, honesty, and freedom of
Alternatively, publishers also accepted suppression fees to hold a story or avoid specific lines of critique. Newspapers were also funded to provide positive support or favourable reviews for business ventures, parliamentary bills, and theatrical productions. Such funding was an essential aspect of the newspaper business throughout the period, and ultimately led to publishers ' increasing involvement in political affairs and social commentary. Indeed, it was not until the mid to late nineteenth century that Broadsheet newspapers and writers began promoting the principles of the journalist profession including objectivity, honesty, and freedom of