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From 1940 to 1950, Seldes published a political newsletter, In Fact, " a four-page weekly compendium of news other newspapers wouldn't print.

" Washington Post editor and later press critic Ben Bagdikian said, " When Seldes was no longer printed by the mainstream press, he was an important conduit to the journalistic community, who knew that there were flaws in the system, but often couldn't get printed in their own newspapers, because the press cannot be a watchdog on itself.

So they fed stories critical of the press to Seldes.

" At the height of its popularity it had a circulation of 176, 000.