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The right of being a historian. A journalist writes history in the best of ways.

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The quote presents journalism as a legitimate way of recording history. “The right of being a historian” suggests that a journalist may claim that role, while “writes history in the best of ways” praises journalism as a particularly effective form of historical writing. It treats journalism as more than reporting current events: it can become part of how the past is understood.

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