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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
4
Judges increasingly jail reporters for refusing to reveal sources. This trend threatens access to information and the public’s right to know how government operates. The Constitution guarantees free speech and a free press to the people, not to individuals or firms.
The excerpt argues that the marketplace of goods and services reflects consumer choice and competition. It links freedom of the press to free speech, asserting that restrictions on press freedom curb speech and rely on robust media to inform the public.
The remark attributes to James Madison emphasizes a free press as essential to a functioning republic. It underscores the press as a check on power, informing citizens and guarding liberty against tyranny.
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