2006-11-20 13:05:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Very little these days. The press needs to be free to keep the society honest and well informed about what is really going on. It used to work pretty well, but today, all major news sources are owned by international conglomerates of business interests. These interests do not wish to have anything reported that makes them look bad, so if you want to know about the exploitation of the poor, environmental violations by business or governments they support, what is really happening in war, who supports and directs politicians, are elections rigged, or any number of other important issues relevant to your life and your future, you can no longer rely on the press to be independent and give you that information. Press, TV news etc., have all been bought up by those you would hope the press would tell about. No more. Not here. Go to Al Jazeera and you will get better news that we do in our "free country."
2006-11-20 13:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its constitutionally protected right of the nation to have an unfettered press that cannot be summoned to the beckon call of the government. Now in practice that is a different thing of course for all government officials have ways to try to influence the press from giving scoops to acts of kindness to IRS audits.
2006-11-20 13:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by wallsatlarge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the government cannot control what is said or reported on in media. That they're free to investigate and report on anything that they want or feel they need to, even if the government doesn't like it. This freedom guarantees that the press can investigate and criticize the government -- as long as what they say can be substantiated -- with no fear of jail, shutdown, or reprisals of any kind from the government.
It does NOT mean that there are no state-run newspapers or TV (or radio) stations -- the government is just as free as anybody else to produce news. It just means that they can't prevent anyone else from doing so, or have any control over what anyone else reports on.
Unless of course you're George W. Bush, in which case you illegally pay journalists to write stories favorable to you and to quash stories critical of you...:)
2006-11-20 13:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
there is not any particular regulation that provides you "freedom of the clicking"; it fairly is only an extention/ application of "freedom of speech". even though, the courts have constrained the two one in all those freedoms relating to "if such expression could reason harm to the harmless (with a view to declare). Examples: it fairly is unlawful to yell "hearth" in a crowded theater. it fairly is unlawful to print some thing fake a pair of man or woman, if stated fact does harm to an harmless man or woman.
2016-12-30 16:24:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you are free to see the news the press wants you to see.
It does not mean what it was intended for sadly enough.
2006-11-20 13:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means Troll Clones on YA are free to report you as a TOS villain
Go big Red Go
2006-11-20 13:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by 43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they are free to write pretty much what they want. The standards have fallen quite a bit and much of the media is really riding the line between newsworthy and treason.
2006-11-20 13:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That the government has very limited censorship rights.
2006-11-20 13:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
means to have the ability to express virbly or in writing without the fear of being persecuted or even killed
2006-11-20 13:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by G UNIT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That there is no state run newspapers or television stations
2006-11-20 13:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋