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free press

Noun

Meaning

a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology

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A free press is even more important than a free government. George Clooney

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone. Miloš Forman

The government and the people are under a moral necessity of acting together; a free press compels them to bend to one another. James Mill

You hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words I say to myself, 'That man is a Red, that man is a Communist!' You never hear a real American talk like that. Frank Hague

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. Christiane Amanpour

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. Ferdinand Mount

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