The First Amendment protects not a privileged group of people called “professional journalists” but rather an activity: namely, using the press to inform the public about what the government was doing. Continue reading
Tag Archives: First Amendment
Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.
Engaging in serious journalism requires bravery and an abiding faith in the protective power of the First Amendment. When that faith is compromised, the possibility of serious journalism collapses. Continue reading
Supreme Court Watch: Campaign Spending, Union Busting and the Subversion of the First Amendment
Will the Roberts court turn the First Amendment on its head to advance the privileges of oligarchy at the expense of nearly everyone else? We should have an answer, perhaps, in a matter of days. Continue reading
Is Glenn Greenwald a Criminal?
There are many ways to undermine press freedom without making reporting illegal. Continue reading
James Risen’s risk of prison means journalism is being criminalized
This administration has an atrocious record for prosecuting whistleblowers. Can it really get away with jailing the reporters who talk to them, too? Continue reading