Freedom Of The Press
The American Revolution was a revolution of literature as well as politics. The colonists published a profusion of newspaper articles, books, essays, and pamphlets in opposition to various forms of British tyranny. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (1776) and Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence (1776) are two well-known and influential examples of revolutionary literature published in the colonies. A free press, the Founding Fathers believed, was an essential check against despotism, and integral to advancing human understanding of the sciences, arts, and humanities.
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Why can’t Hannity be both journalist and opinion? Why can’t Hannity be both journalist and entertainment?
I see this as more of them painting him into a box, a box that doesn’t or shouldn’t exist in America. And by painting him into a box, silences his voice and Right to Speech.
“Why can’t Hannity be both journalist and opinion? Why can’t Hannity be both journalist and entertainment?”
...And why can’t Hannity shut up and let his guests talk for a change; the question that every Hannity listener eventually asks as they hurl something at the radio
I wonder if Hannity is a trained journalist? No. He is listed/known as a commentator.
Broadcast media certainly seems to have muddied the journalistic talent pool.
A Hybridization of talking head and letsjustcallitjournalismshallwe, even though there are few degrees amongst that crowd in front of the camera.
Tip: If you want a slice of real news talk to techs and engineers behind it all. The stories they can tell. A trained journalist would know that, and a trained journalist knows how to thoroughly research a subject, noun, and a verb.
The consumers have forgotten what authentic journalism is, or was. By becoming consumers and foregoing peopledom, it should only be expected. Bumper sticker political disconnect. Even the politician has stripped the soundbite and 1 minute briefing down to a hip yet droning artform.
Freedom of the Press was meant so voice could be heard, not to protect the party/government line. Press and Speech go hand-in-hand.