There’s nothing wrong with journalists expressing their opinions, biased or not, on an editorial page or in a broadcast commentary. But there’s a vital distinction between reporters and opinion columnists.
Freedom of the press is an essential mainstay of our republic, specifically cited in the First Amendment prohibiting Congress from making any law that would abridge it. The “press” originally
Our 4th Estate seems to be headed in the same direction as China's, seen as a shill for the corporate and governing elite instead of an independent voice for the people.
in the past we simply gave the patient a prescription and hoped for the best. what we are doing is making is making sure that we are in constant contact with the patients after they are sent out. brown: marcia coyle wraps up this year s supreme court term and sorts through the key rulings. warner: plus, mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week s news. brown: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. warner: president obama landed in johannesburg, south africa this evening, his second stop on a week-long tour of the continent. the president s long-planned visit, with his family, comes at a delicate moment. as south africa s 94-year-old former preside
fall. brown: then, with edward snowden still on the run, we examine new revelations about the scope of the government s monitoring of internet activity. warner: betty ann bowser reports on provisions in the new health care law that aim to limit the need to rehospitalize medicare patients after they re discharged. in the past we simply gave the patient a prescription and hoped for the best. what we are doing is making is making sure that we are in constant contact with the patients after they are sent out. brown: marcia coyle wraps up this year s supreme court term and sorts through the key rulings. warner: plus, mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week s news. brown: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contr