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The Free Press: What's At Stake?

When it comes to the freedom of the press, what's at stake in our current political climate? Turns out, quite a lot.

The Free Press: What's At Stake?
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Article by Devan Kaney
SMS
December 28, 2017

The First Amendment, the Fourth Estate, the free press. An essential pillar of democracy. 

It can sound a lot like a high school history class. That's probably because most of us read about the Bill of Rights in a boring textbook when we were 16 years old. 

But when it comes to the freedom of the press, what's at stake in our current political climate? 

Turns out, quite a lot.