On many other posts, I've made the point that in the beginning of this great experiment called America, we were a close-knit group of people. Yes, we fought like cats and dogs over issues, were guilty of all original sin (envy/pride), but we talked to each other. We didn't have a monopoly feeding us information, we didn't need it -- we talked.
One of the greatest gifts the Internet has given us is the ability to reach across distances and share our experiences and facts. We can still beat up on one another, but we also reach out to each other with "knowledge" and "information". This forum (and others like it), however it is used and wherever the user is on the political spectrum -- it is the most cherished gift the world has ever received -- other than salvation -- and it just might be another arrow in the Almighty's quiver toward that end as well.
The internet brings us closer to the American experience at the time of the founding. Back then there were many printing presses. Notices and pamphlets and newsletters were printed and distributed to many people.
As the number of people in the country increased it became more and more difficult to print and distribute material to enough people to make a difference. The effective dissemination of information fell into the hands of a few. The internet has changed things back to the point where anyone can distribute information and opinion widely.
Because of this we should consider publication on the internet to be protected by the first amendment freedom of the press. Those who think the wide ranging availability information and disinformation is somehow antithetical to the ideas of the founders have no idea of what was being published back then.