The free press, included in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, is among the foundational principles of American democracy.
But recent years have seen trying times for journalists, as newsrooms across the country contract under market pressures and the media is derided as ‘fake news’ and ‘the enemy of the people’ by readers, viewers and individuals in the highest levels of the government.
On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Salt Lake Tribune editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce speaks about the role of a free press in society, and why journalism matters.
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