The first amendment in the United States is one of our most valued rights. Today it is more important then ever to have the ability to have our freedom of expression and opinion more than ever. This applies to both individuals and corporations. Today our press is supposed to have the right present themselves and the issues at hand in the world truthfully, fairly, and unbiased. But how often does this happen?
Although I understand the belief that the US needs to protect itself from external threats that may pose a factor, I question our freedoms everyday as they have been pressed into our heads from an early age. Are the freedoms that we believe in really there? Are we really fighting for the beliefs that our founding fathers had for the betterment of our society and the world. I like to think so.
The press has a duty to its citizens to present and bring the truth to the public eye so that they can decide. In America we can protest our issues, and hope the media covers them and presents a fair unbiased opinion. The media can present our issues and their own we have the freedom to write whatever we want and speak whatever we want, and thankfully this seems to hold true today.
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