What is so important about freedom of the press?
Posted on September 27th, 2009 by admin
I have to write a one page letter about the importance of freedom of the press. Please help me out with some ideas? Thank you so much. 
Allows the ‘people’ to make an informed choice and decision on how they feel or act about issues.
Examples where the media is not free prejudices what the public can hear, or know about – so keep them naive and controllable. Examples here are Communist communities (such as China).
Sometimes the media is used for propoganda, such as in the war, to mis-communicate – which again, although will help the aim, is not fair to people.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Allows the ‘people’ to make an informed choice and decision on how they feel or act about issues.
Examples where the media is not free prejudices what the public can hear, or know about – so keep them naive and controllable. Examples here are Communist communities (such as China).
Sometimes the media is used for propoganda, such as in the war, to mis-communicate – which again, although will help the aim, is not fair to people.
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September 28th, 2009 at 1:53 am
It use to mean something but not any more Look at what the media did to Palin or Joe the plumber it does not mean a bucket of warm spit today I have no trust nor respect for any of them nor can you believe them
Few months back is was daily body count quagmire civil war than nothing it was good bey body count hello economy Wonder what their motivation was
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