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Do you think this action/issue is protected by the First Amendment? Why or why not?

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Do you think this action/issue is protected by the First Amendment? Why or why not?

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This issue is protected by the First Amendment. The First Amendment, under the Freedom of Press, states, “Protects the right to publish information in print, television or on the internet. News media are free to publish any information or opinion they desire without interference or censorship by the government.” As readers read this article, they will see that Donald Trump is against the Freedom of Press. These journalist are free to publish, share, or present any information that they think is important that the public would want to know. There is nothing wrong with showing the truth of what the government has been up to lately. The First Amendment is protecting this issue as it states that the government should not have any interference or censorship anything that they share to the public.

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Freedom Forum Institute President and Chief Operating Officer, Gene Policinski , recently stated in an Inside the First Amendment column earlier this week, "The First Amendment was meant for times like now."

Experts appointed by the UN and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) are also champions of this view . , UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and Edison Lanza , IACHR special rapporteur for freedom of expression, issued a joint statement yesterday stating that Trump's countless attacks on the media "are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts."

They continued: "He has failed to show even once that specific reporting has been driven by any untoward motivations." The Freedom Forum Institute along with its partner, the , continues to urge the importance of a free press and the First Amendment.

The experts maintained that Trump's "attacks run counter to the country's obligations to respect press freedom and international human rights law." Today, it remains more critical than ever that the Freedom Forum Institute, along with the support of the Newseum as well as the Freedom Forum , its principle funder, persists in its mission to increase public understanding of this critical and core First Amendment freedom.

This entry was posted in Freedom of the Press, Inside the First Amendment, News and tagged freedom of the press by Tori Baskind. Bookmark the permalink.

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Trump's Heightened Attacks on the Media are an Affront to the First Amendment

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Yesterday, David Kaye, UN special rapporteur and IACHR special rapporteur, Edison Lanza, issued a joint statement.

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This the action is controversial because people might think that there is nothing wrong with disrespect the press. People might intend to share on social media, certain untrue stories or facts about the president, which might make the people doubt on the type of person that he is, ad how can we trust him leading such a big country with plenty of important decisions. Some of these posts or articles that the press shows could have fake data, stats, facts,  pictures that try to convince the audience. Some articles may expose some people into someone who they are not, while other articles may just expose the real truth.

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This article makes me feel a little angry and disappointed because seeing how our president is always accusing and calling out on the media, and shutting down examples of how people represent the freedom of Speech and the Freedom of the Press, which are both part of the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

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Which of the five freedoms are involved in this action/issue?

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Which of the five freedoms are involved in this action/issue?

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This article includes the Freedom of Speech and Press.

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Trump’s “attacks run counter to the country’s obligations to respect press freedom and international human rights law. If he shuts down the press, then people won’t be informed or updated on what's happening on their surroundings and on this country.

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August 2nd

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In the United States of America

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The president of the US, Donald Trump, and  Gene Policinski as the Freedom Forum institute President and Chief Operating Officer.

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What action or issue is this story about? 

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Trump’s countless attacks on the media “are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts.”