Constitutional Law
Apr. 23, 2005
Law Should Hold Media Accountable for False Information
Forum Column - By Clay Calvert - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the press from most forms of government censorship. But does, or should, that same amendment's free-speech clause simultaneously protect the public's right to know and receive information about how the press goes about its daily business - and it certainly is a very big business today for media conglomerates and newspaper chains - of creating, producing and disseminating what it often and sometimes
Forum Column
By Clay Calvert
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the press from most forms of governme...
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