Freedom of the Press, Part 1
The only working-class job enshrined in the Bill of Rights, a free press is essential to the health of the democracy. The citizens deserve to know what’s going on, so the framers made sure that news could be printed and information disseminated. But how does the press actually do that? Are they upholding their end of the bargain? What does the best version of the press and the news look like?
Helping us report this one out are Melissa Wasser, Michael Luo and Erin Coyle.
This episode originally aired in September of 2020.