White House Press Corps Demonstrates the Degradation of Journalistic Integrity

I want journalists to ask hard questions. I want them to dig deep into the stories they cover and probe for answers. Too often today, they don’t.

By Emily Baer • May 31, 2020

 America’s Founders did not include freedom of the press in the Bill of Rights so that a journalist could have his 15 minutes of fame in the White House briefing room. They envisioned a body, separate from the government, working to prevent tyranny of thought and information. One of their fears for the fledgling nation was that it would quickly crumble into tyranny of the sort common in other countries around the world, where governments controlled the information that reached the people.

Our founders realized that people are only free when they have freedom of thought and information. That is why they crafted the First Amendment and demanded freedom of the press. They wanted to ensure that the public was informed and the government would be held accountable for its actions. Without it, our nation would cease to function...........To Read More.....