ME 2212 Lecture : IMG 1593 Notes For Class
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1st amendment congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press . Jefferson wrote in 1816 when the press is free, and every man is able to read, all is safe. In the1400"s, after the introduction of the printing press england imposed a licensure requirement on printed material those laws expired and were not renewed in 1695 (that is almost 300 years) Some of the most oppressive regimes in the history of the world have use control of the press as a means of obtaining and maintaining power and quelling dissent: A group that calls itself reporters without borders publishes a press freedom. Index in which it lists the most and least free nations with regard to the press. Netherlands -4, denmark 3, norway -2 &finland -1. The idea is that, while all actions of the press are not lawful, the government should avoid.