A riveting introduction to the crucial role of First Amendment rights
and the media
Guardians of Liberty explores the essential and basic American ideal
of freedom of the press. Allowing the American press to publish--even if
what they're reporting is contentious-- without previous censure or
interference by the federal government was so important to the Founding
Fathers that they placed a guarantee in the First Amendment to the
Constitution. Citing numerous examples from America's past, from the
American Revolution to the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement to
Obama's and Trump's presidencies, Linda Barrett Osborne shows how
freedom of the press has played an essential role in the growth of this
nation, allowing democracy to flourish. She further discusses how the
freedoms of press and speech often work side by side, reveals the
diversity of American news, and explores why freedom of the press is
still imperative to uphold today. Includes endnotes, bibliography, and
index