Military Background
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(Source: Col. Robert McCormick: Chicago Press Baron, A&E Television Networks)
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World WAR I
Many of McCormick's ideals of a free press came from his experience in World War I, after he saw the "faultiness" of other countries' press systems and newspapers.
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THE FRENCH ARMY
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THE ENGLISH ARMY
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WHY WAS THIS A PROBLEM? 
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McCormick extensively covered WWI in his Chicago Tribune newspapers
(Source: The Robert R. McCormick Museum) |
