A free press needs to be a respected press.
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A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.
As Americans, we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free-thinking and engaged audience.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.
I'm very much in support of the free press, but the free press ought to be educational and informative. And I believe they have fallen down recently on that.
A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
The press are animals, and they need to be treated that way.
The press is the enemy.
The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.
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