Essays on Freedom Of The Press

The United States constitution comprises of the Bill of Rights which contains rights and personal freedoms that are guaranteed to all its citizens regardless of colour, gender, One of the founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton opposed the Bill of Rights because he believed that it would be potentially dangerous. There are certain rights and freedoms which provide citizens with too much power in their hands and this has led to negative or dangerous outcomes. The second amendment of the United States Constitution is the right to bear arms. This amendment allows Americans to obtain the licences to possess and carry ...

ABSTRACT

The Sedition Act of 1798 was signed into law by the Federalist Party when there was fear of war in France and to prevent their rival political party, the Democratic-Republicans, from speaking out against and criticizing the Federalist party, which could result in legal ramifications, including fines and jail time. The Sedition Act was and remains an example of unconstitutional legislature that undermined the spirit of the Constitution and the First Amendment guaranteeing Americans the freedom of speech, expression and press. The Act was hypocritical and defied the principles that the United States was founded upon. It made it ...

Part A. Answer the following questions based on the literature:

PTP (Pretrial publicity) creates a set of problems that forensic social/cognitive/experimental psychologists are uniquely qualified to address. What are some of these problems? Hint: they are psychological (social/cognitive) and legal (procedural/substantive). Thus, begin by addressing: why we are concerned with PTP at all? What are the alleged effects and what does the social science research indicate regarding these effects (be specific in citing literature)? One of the problems, caused by Pre-Trial Publicity is the cognitive one. This means that juries get the information about the case under some circumstances, identified by the pre-trial mass media articles, which they ...

The case known as “New York Times Company v. United States” or “Pentagon Papers Case” took place in 1971, when the United States of America was involved in the war with North Vietnam. Some documents of the Defense Department, related to the US activities in Vietnam and presenting the documents of national security, leaked into press. The New York Times and Washington Post wanted to post them, relying on the First Amendment, declaring the freedom of the press. However, the government tried to prohibit the publication, stating that the First Amendment doesn’t provide an absolute freedom of the ...

Democracy can be described as a government for the people and by the people. It is a government where the people have the supreme power, and they can exercise it either directly or indirectly. A good way of applying democracy is through free and fair elections. Democratic satisfaction is the degree to which the citizens of a particular country trust the kind of democratic leadership presented to them. In the world as a whole, democracy has taken different turns depending on the region. Latin America has also felt the Democratic wave and democratic transition has been witnessed in many ...

Analysis/ Comparison and Contrast

Abstract This work examines the various constitutional changes in the United States during the period of the French revolution, most so around the period of 1789 (Levi 14). It looks at the various .perceptions that the constitutional changes implied to the society and the projected actions that the changes may attract. In this analysis, many thoughts are explored to determine the way the society responds to what it does not understand. On the same note, it looks at the government trails in trying to galvanize power and authority. On the other hand, it looks at the way the government ...

Art, Censorship, and the First Amendment: Response

In “Art, Censorship, and the First Amendment,” Robert Storr argues that the First Amendment, which guarantees the freedom of the press, prohibits the censorship of all forms of art. Storr posits that the American Constitution forbids the Congress from drafting laws that infringe on the freedom of the press as well as speech. He also maintains that Americans should not tolerate such ideas, and they should struggle to protect their freedom of free speech. Individuals should enjoy the freedom to express themselves and say whatever they feel like because of the unconditional liberty to do so (Storr 12). Nevertheless, ...

In the past, many critics note that the American media continues to manipulate stories about counties around the world. With this manipulation there is discrepancy in the modern way the media omit, twist, and report inaccurate and often biased information about other countries in the world. In Australia, the media presents Islam as a religion laced with violence. In fact, much of the public’s knowledge about the Muslim and Islamic affairs stems from media reports that cloud the perception of the people. Many critics in Australia point to the fact that the media the listeners judgment about the events ...

The Constitution was written for the purpose of granting the people of the United States their inalienable rights. The constitutional rights were established in the Bill of Rights and the First Ten Amendments that include some of the rights that people and the courts still used every day. This paper is tasked with providing an analysis of the case, Korb v. Raytheon, 707 F. Supp 63 (D. Mass. 1989). This paper will discuss the challenges that were discussed in regards to the Constitutional rights. This paper will provide supporting cases that touch on the same themes in order to ...

In recent years, the American public have been increasingly inundated with media that is owned and operated by businesses with the express purpose of increasing profits, rather than the purpose of providing the average citizen with information and news. In Market, Media, and Democracy, Baker postulates that there is a purpose for journalism in the context of a democratic society, and that American journalism has, by and large, lost the ability to serve that purpose. Baker suggests that there has been a movement in media and journalism that promotes the idea of giving the people “what they want” in terms of media, ...

Censorship would be defined as the accepted means of controlling information that would have otherwise been circulated to the general public. It was practiced under the explanation that there were fundamental institutions that needed filtered information. Protection of information that were deemed to be unfit for consumption by all and sundry were always filtered under the pretense of morality. It was achieved by examining information either in newspapers, audio systems, audio visual machines, films and even movies. Those ideas found in media to be offensive were either altered of deleted altogether so that the ugly parts did not reach ...

The United Arab Emirates, often called the UAE, is a country on the Arabian Peninsula that was established in 1971 and has a population of about 9.2 million people. The majority of media communications in the country are controlled by the government who exercises tight control over the information and opinions broadcast to citizens (“The World Factbook: The United Arab Emirates”). The UAE is considered by many to be the focal point of media activity for the Persian Gulf and includes about twelve daily newspapers and more than twenty television and radio programs; all these media outlets must operate under close ...

The issue of freedom of speech has been around for a number of years. The establishment of democracy in recent times led to the way people looked at the events in the country and share these events with the world. In the world, there is always the freedom of speech, and the yet there is the need to express information that could be kept from the world at large. Through democracy, freedom of the press and freedom of speech have become an integral part of the society and the way of life of these citizens. In fact, many citizens, and ...

Although Americans are entitled to accessing information and by law (that also guarantees the freedom of the press), partisan bias in the press hinders free access to news and objective reporting. The hindrance to open and genuine information to the public is attributed to sinister and secret political agendas. Today's media environment is bound by influential individuals mostly within government consequently corrupting the information. Politicians play a major role in obstructing accurate information relayed to the people by the current media environment. Public enlightenment on the on-goings of the government and details concerning the nation depend totally on the ...

Bills of rights are very important in every society. It is worth noting that the provisions in the bill of rights protect individual liberties, which include freedom of religion, press, as well as speech. The Tenth Amendments is one of the parts of the bill of rights that poses greater limit on the power of the national government. These are because the tenth Amendments places boundaries on the powers that the federal government should have. It gives people and focus on federal power that is only enumerated in the constitution. If the constitution does not state the national government ...

The freedom of expression is an established right in democratic societies. The freedom includes the right to disseminate one’s thoughts or opinions through any form and using any media. Attached to this freedom is the right to receive information disseminated by others. This may be for the purposes of participating in democratic processes or for self-fulfillment. Thus in order for freedom of expression to be effective, one also has to promote the exchange of information. The press forms one of the most valuable institutions in the exchange of information at both national and international levels especially where the ...

The constitution of the United States expresses the freedom of the press as the right to collect, print and circulate ideas and information without control. ``Universal declaration of Human Rights” also provides for the right to ``freedom of the press” by stating "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers.” In various countries, legislation that guide the application of the`` freedom of press” have been passed. The legislation enhances the enforceability of this right in case a ...

Upon first glance, the purpose of the news media is to provide facts to the citizenry to encourage educated civic engagement within the country. However, a closer examination of the news media indicates that there are a number of problems that exist in regards to this particular thesis. Media and democracy have a much more complex relationship than is often understood by the average layperson, and this can have negative consequences on the educational level of the public, as the average person may not have the knowledge or understanding of the complex relationship between government, democracy, and media to appropriately assess the ...

How effective is it?

Journalism’s place in the world is crucial to the capacity to bring information to the public eye. Australia’s journalism shield law has become a topic of considerable debate with many arguing over efficacy of the instrument. This study will examine the inception of this law with a focus on the fundamental drivers behind the mechanism. Following this section with an analysis of modern application will illustrate to what extent the shield law has been deemed useful in modern practice. The combination of the first sections will create the capacity to produce a credible assessment as to the overall usefulness of ...

The United States Constitution/ the First Amendment

There have been extensive debates about the intentions of the framers of the various articles and amendments of the United States constitution. Many have attempted to trace logic and significance in these articles and the problems which they sought to solve. This paper will canvas and comprehensively discuss the intention of the drafters with regard to the First Amendment. The paper will interrogate concerns that they sought to address and effectively resolve. In addition, it will discuss the progressive history that has characterized this significant piece of legislation in the United States history. Different views and opinions have ...

ABSTRACT

The United States was founded on the principle that all persons had natural rights to life, liberty and property, which is to say that the Framers of the Constitution accepted the theories of John Locke rather than Thomas Hobbes. Government did not simply exist to maintain law and order and keep the masses under control, but to preserve, defend and guarantee the rights of the people. By popular demand in the 1780s, the Bill of Rights was also added to the Constitution, which stated expressly which rights were guaranteed to the people and what the exact limits of government ...

Preface

The paper uses press excerpts for the year 1789 to highlight the perspectives held by different authors on the theme contained in these excerpts. This way, we are able to analyze the views of different authors on the French revolution that occurred precisely between the years 1789 to 1799. During this period, France witnessed numerous political, social, and economic changes. The nation went from being ruled by a monarchy to becoming a constitutional republic after the masses revolted against the monarchy rule blaming it for the increased taxes and cost of living. The events culminated with the execution of King Louis ...

Introduction

The Constitution of the United States has gone through several amendments over the years. It has been reviewed to make the document relevant and fair in the current times. The first amendment of the constitutions contains several rights for individuals and institutions. Individuals have the right to exercise their religion and speech. When it comes to religion, there is a separation between the State and Religion to avoid either of the parties interfering in the other parties’ decisions and activities. The people have the right to assemble and do their activities. There is the freedom of the press in the ...

Russian and Cuban Communism

Communism is a political and social movement that aims for a classless state where the means of production is owned jointly by the society. The government is the overall owner of the means of production and ensures the masses share in the distribution of wealth. The communist movement has been prevalent in countries like the USSR. The application varies though in various countries. Russian Communism is better than Cuban Communism because limited political pluralism exists in Russia. The political pluralism though limited in Russia can lead to further reforms in the future where the people will elect the political party that ...