Does the first amendment freedom of press include freedom of expressing yourself through media?

Question

I'm writing an essay one the freedom of press and I need to know if the freedom of expressing yourself throgh media (T.V., radio) is the same thing as it is in press (newspaper, magazines).

Answer 1

The supreme court traditionally interpreted the constitution to mean this, effectively declaring all forms of expression "freedom of speech and the press."

However, now that 9/11 has changed our lives, we no longer have any real guaranteed freedom to express ourselves through any media.

Answer 2

Yes and no. You may fully express yourself except to call upon others to commit crime, including taking down the goverment. In other words the supreme court has ruled that free speech and free press has some limits. These are really quire rare and actually make a great deal of sense. For example free speech is not protected if you call out fire in a crowded auditorium when there is no fire. as the the rest of your question, the decisions on protections have been extended to all medium, and cases of internet will probably come out in time, they are probably pending in the courts now. It takes four years on average for a case to wind its way from first filing to being heard on appeal and then being certified to the supreme court for review. Not all cases get that far. The care is very selective on what it wants to hear as their say is the final law unless the congress passes a statute that overturns their thinking. And all statutes must meet the review tests of the constitution scrutiny. Actuall how we do things is by far the best in the world when it comes to protections and balancing social mores against what people want to do. It is very hard to go afield if you just ask yourself the question, would a good many people agree I can be doing this or saying this, even if they disagree, would they at least say I should have a chance to be heard. Tolerance is one of this courntry's greatest vertues, although we have had to legislate it times (like the civil rights acts and decisions on equal treatment.)

Answer 3

I agree with William S, but would like to point out that the Constitution itself calls for the overthrow of the Government when the Government has become tyrannical.
Another point: everything is SUBJECT to interpretation; so, it is subjective. What was acceptable 60 years ago is not acceptable now; what was not acceptable 60 years ago is now acceptable.

But, the overall general viewpoint is that "Freedom of the Press" includes ALL forms of media, including the internet.