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Topic: Freedom of the Press

Web v. Journalism: Court Cases Challenge Long-Held Principles
‘… courts and legislatures, reluctant to apply different rules to the “old” and “new” media, are rethinking the basic constitutional principles that have protected a free press for generations.’
By Jane Kirtley
1947: Freedom for What?
Only a Responsible Press Can Stay Free, Hutchins Commission Finds
By the Hutchins Report
‘Freedom of the Press Becomes a River Without Water’
An attorney describes the fight for access to news in a post-September 11 world.
By Herschel P. Fink
Freedom of the Press in Indian Country
At its creation, the Lakota Times ‘became the only independently owned Indian weekly publication in America.’
By Tim Giago
1947: A Free and Responsible Press
A Review of Free Press Report
By Louis M. Lyons