by Michael I. Meyerson When the Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News’ leading election denier, Tucker Carlson, exclusive access to surveillance footage from […]
Tag: free press
Overturning press protections to avoid accountability
It may sound like common sense to say all Americans should have to meet the same standard of proof to win a defamation suit against a media […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 4
Good: SB 489, establishing that “All county boards of education shall make feminine hygiene products, as defined in this section, available to female students, attending public school, […]
Press must be fierce but fair
by Steven Roberts Donald Trump’s third try for the White House will pose “a major professional dilemma for American journalism,” writes Marvin Kalb, whose political reporting earned […]
Confidence in the media hits new low
A new Gallup Poll finds that confidence in newspaper and television reporting has reached an all-time low. The survey conducted last month found that just 16% of […]
Free speech and press need freedom of information
by Kevin Goldberg “The right to speak and the right to print, without the right to know, are pretty empty.” These are the words of Harold Cross, […]
The Fourth Estate: Free press’ check on government
The news media is often called the Fourth Estate. It is not an official part of government, but it is an important element of our country’s system […]
Can’t have democracy without a free press
by Gene Policinski There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that […]
