Freedom of the press is as American as apple pie. Since it appears in the very First Amendment of the US Constitution, it is often cited by members of the media as a right to oppose politicians and government authorities. This concept of a free press is complex to apply and maintain, yet the United States has done just that – though not without a few skirmishes along the way.
The friction between government authorities and members of the media is not new, nor is it worse than ever before, as many 21st-century media outlets have labeled it. The hostility between President Donald Trump and members of the legacy media is not unprecedented – not by a long shot.
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