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News Reporter and a TV Cameraman Interviewing a Mature Man in a Suit Standing on Steps

Why a Free Media Means a Free Society

Source: Charles Koch Institute

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press. That essential freedom provides a powerful check to protect our democracy.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty, The Struggle for Freedom, Voices of Protest and tagged Culture & Society, Opinion on July 1, 2025 by Mikki Gibson.

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