Free Speech and Unfree News : The Paradox of Press Freedom in America, Hardco...
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Free Speech and Unfree News : The Paradox of Press Freedom in America, Hardco.... Free Speech and Unfree News : The Paradox of Press Freedom in America, Hardcover by Lebovic, Sam, ISBN 0674659775, ISBN-13 9780674659773, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Lebovic traces the history of surprisingly wide-ranging attempts to clarify and expand the meaning of press freedom in the US during the 20th century. These efforts are largely forgotten today because they were almost entirely unsuccessful, he says, and the idea of a positive right to the news never found firm footing in American law, politics, or culture--press freedom still means only the right to speak without government interference. He argues that understanding why that limited notion of press freedom seemed inadequate in the past offers new insight into the tangled relationships between the press, the First Amendment, and liberal democracy today. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
