Printers and Press Freedom: The Ideology of Early American Journalism

by Jeffery Alan Smith

Book Overview

In the United States, the press has sometimes been described as an unoffical fourth branch of government, a branch that serves as a check on the other three and provides the information necessary for a democracy to function. Freedom of the press--guaranteed but not defined by the First Amendment of the Constitution--can be fully understood only when examined in the context of the political and intellectual experiences of 18th-century America. Here,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195064739
• ISBN13: 9780195064735
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"