The Heritage Foundation hosted this event where panelists debated the pros and cons of existing laws. Good afternoon. My name is david azerrad, director of the simon center principles and politics and the Family Foundation fellow here at the Heritage Foundation. Its my pleasure to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation for this panel discussion. The freedom of the press as all americans know is enshrined in the First Amendment. A free press is a necessary component of republican selfgovernment and a hallmark of a free society. That is not in question. In fact, its a nonnegotiable. Free speech, however, is not the exclusive prerogative of the press. The First Amendment you will remember protects the freespeech rights of all americans, not just those who so happen to have an in a in journalism. The prez, in other words, is itself subject to free speech just like everyone else is. Journalists do not take well to criticism and i say this as recovering journalist myself. There is a tendency
Free speech is the prerogative of the press. It protects the free speech writes of all american, not just those who so happen to have a name in journalism. The press, in other words, is itself subject to free speech just like everyone else is. Journalist, however, do not take well to criticism and i say this as a recovering journalist myself. There is a tendency in the media to equate criticism of the press, however well founded with an attack on the freedom of the press itself, but i think you can be committed to free speech while attacking those who abuse it. Whats more, the freedom of the press like all freedoms is not without limits. There are no prior restraints on publication. Those days are thankfully, long behind us, but the press is responsible for what it says especially if it defames an individual. Libel laws are also an integral part of a free society. In the 1964 Landmark Supreme Court ruling of New York Times b. Sullivan, the Supreme Court considerably raised the burden o
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation. Freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment. It is a necessary component to republican selfgovernment and a hallmark of a free society. That is not in question. In fact, it is a nonnegotiable. However, is not the exclusive prerogative of the press. The First Amendment protects the freespeech rights of all americans, not just those who happen to have an m. A. In journalism. The press itself is subject to free speech just like everyone else. Journalists do not take well to criticism. I see this as a recovering journalist myself. There is a tendency in the media to equate criticism of the press with an attack on the freedom of the press itself. But i think you can be committed to free speech while attacking those who abuse it. What is more, the freedom of the press, like all freedoms, is not without limits. There are no prior restraints on publications. Those days are thankfully long behind us. But the press is resp
Foundation. Its not like to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation for this Panel Discussion and i will preserve the constitution service. The freedom of the press as all americans know is contrite in the First Amendment. The free press is a necessary component of selfgovernment and hallmark of a free society. That is not in question. In fact, its nonnegotiable. Free speech, however, is not the exclusive prerogative of the press. The First Amendment you will remember protects the free speech rights of all americans, not just those who so happen to have an ma in journalism. The press, in other words, is itself subject to free speech just like everyone else is. Journalists do not take well to criticism, and to say this as a recovering journalist myself. There is a tendency in the media to equate criticism of the press, however wellfounded, with an attack on freedom of the press itself. But i think you can be committed to free speech while attacking those who abuse it. Whats more, the fre
A foreign line and get killed you know it doesnt matter which you call. Really. Whos going to go and fight and thats what really you know im. Not very vocal. There this is article we can for good morning for me kevin o. And then the rest of the team here today here with the world news update saturday morning from moscow for the next 30 minutes of can stay with me Chinese Telecom giant huawei says its prepared to sell the core code of its 5 g. Technology to any prospective western buyer so that they could refigure it and prevent any possibility of a Security Breach it comes amid continued claims by washington that while it works in cahoots with the Chinese Government and its equipment could be used to spy on uses hawkins takes a closer look at the companys office. Is one of this years biggest spy scandals hallway the Chinese Telecoms giant accused of using cutting edge 5 g. Technology not for the good of humanity but for spying for beijing the United States has also been very clear with