Today we wrap up our discussion of the media by talking about how the government interacts with and influences the content we see. Now it may be easy to assume that because we live in a free-market capitalist society, the only real...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free speech. But when student journalists in Missouri wrote a series of articles on teen sex and divorce in 1983, their school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for the...

Explore the significance of the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment in American history. Understand why these amendments were necessary for protecting individual freedoms and limiting government power. Learn about the rights...

The Pentagon Papers revealed how the U.S. government had lied to the public about its involvement in the Vietnam War. Leaked by the New York Times, this opened the door for future whistleblowers to expose the truth.

As the First Lady of the Black Press, Ethel Payne wielded her first amendment right to ask the tough questions and hold those in power to account.

Democracy was born when the Athenian government transitioned from the “rule of a few” to the “rule of many”, around 3,000 years ago.

President attacked journalist, setting precedent for attacks on journalists; New York Times alleged cartel money to president's allies.

An alliance of opposition parties is hoping to end Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule. Opponents say Erdogan has eroded democracy through authoritarian rule and caused runaway inflation.

A policy resolution passed at the Liberal National Convention was intended to target disinformation, but critics warn it could give the government control over Canadian media outlets. The Liberal government says it would never limit...

To mark World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera journalists tell us what press freedom means to them.

Maria Ressa denies ‘cyber-libel’ charges over an article published on her Rappler news website.

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It's World Press Freedom Day and to celebrate, the third annual Iranian press fair has opened its doors to the people of the capital Te
hran.
The government-organised fair attracts...

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Pakistanis are going to the polls in national elections on July
25.
The political landscape is now been shaped by the rise...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Budgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir - April 18, 2017 1. Various of Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep as a human shield, sitting with his relatives...

1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walking in

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of S
tate:
"Good afternoon. I am pleased to join today acting Secretary of State for...

Rights groups and observers expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic.

On World Press Freedom Day, US Secretary of State John Kerry says that journalism and reporting the truth is a badge of honor.Kerry delivered remarks at the State Department on Tuesday commemorating the occasion, reflecting on the...

A UN rights expert warned on Tuesday of "serious threats" to the independence of the media in Japan, including laws meant to protect coverage fairness and national security that he said could work as censorship.UN Special Rapporteur...

Davos, Switzerland

1. Close up of tweets on World Economic Forum's Twitter page, displayed on sc
reen
2. Mid of screen with WEF Twi
tter page
3. Wide of "Social Media Corner
" at...

1. Wide of "Carlos III" shopping centre in Havana

2. Interior of electronics store, man brow
sing
3. Pull out from DVD player to wide of flat scree
ns on wall
4. Mid of man looking at...

1. Mid shot of Tom Curley walking to podium

2. Wide shot of
event
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Curley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Associa
ted Press:
"The powerful have to be watched, and we...

1. US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher walks in to presser

2. Various shots of
media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Boucher, US State Department s
pokesman:
"(Q: China. It's reported that the Chinese...

1. Exterior Harare court house

2. Legal teams outside c
ourt
3. British newspaper "The Guardian" journalist Andrew Meldrum and his wife arriving
at court
4. Scales of Justice sculptu
re on exterior...

The organisation 'Reporters Without Borders' held a protest in Paris on Tuesday demanding press freedom and the release of journalists who have been jailed in Egypt.

Members deployed a large banner...