press freedom
Unrestricted news reporting
Press freedom is the right of journalists and media organizations to report news and express opinions without government censorship or interference.
The concept encompasses freedom to gather information, publish findings, and criticize those in power.
Press freedom varies widely by country and is often measured by watchdog organizations: Reporters Without Borders ranked the country low on press freedom.
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- media ethicsMoral principles for journalism
- kill the messengerPunish bearer of bad news
- government secrecyOfficial information suppression
- whistleblower protectionsLaws shielding those reporting misconduct
investigative reporting · speak truth to power · imprisonment · media ownership · access to information · First Amendment · investigative journalism · surveillance · editorial independence · accountability · publish · constitutional rights · expose · newspapers · typewriter · truth · watchdog · expression
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- mass mediatelevision, radio, magazines, cinema, newspapers
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- legal journalismtrial coverage, publication bans, court sketch, media ethics, open justice
- press freedomeditorial independence, media independence, confidential sources, anonymous sources, prior restraint
- Journalism AwardsPulitzer Prize, Peabody Award, Pulitzers, Peabody
press freedomcensorship
Official content restriction
state-controlled media · media censorship · press censorship · government censorship · state media
press freedominformation control
Managing what others learn
information blackout · news blackout · media blackout · secrecy · opacity