I saw a quote at the end of this chapter and I thought I would write about it. Oh, the blog that says SIX below this one shouldn't be there. Sorry. :) Anyways, the quote was: "A reporter's right to protect his or her sources is central to the concept of freedom of the press, and freedom of the press is central to a democracy."
This quote goes back to the idea that we talked about early this quarter in 201 that says that a journalist's job is to tell the truth so the people can be free and self-governing. If reporter's didn't have the right to protect their sources, some important sources probably would not want to talk to any journalist. That would lessen the information in the story and would make it difficult for citizens to read that story and make up their own minds. If there's a big important chunk of the story missing because the sources would not be gurenteed protection, the story won't help people be free and self-governing.
Without freedom of the press, we would no longer be a democracy in this country. The citizens in the United States can choose how they life their lives and without good realiable news, the decisions on how to live their lives will actually become increasingly hard.
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