Censorship

Censorship Throughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has always been put to the test. The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and the press. The founders of the United States of America originally created the first amendment to allow colonists to speak out against the British. The press in the 17th century was accurate and informative with little competition among journalists. But today in the 20th century the circumstances are different and the stakes are higher. Due to an incredibly high amount of competition among journalists today, the information show to the viewers is usually exaggerated in order to capture a viewing audience. The media is everywhere you turn. You can find the media in various forms such as television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and now on the information superhighway. In the process of capturing ratings, who is the media harming more' Is it people who are accused of a crime, such as O.J. Simpson, or is it the American public’s stupidity for believing everything they hear' Limitations greatly need to placed upon the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution in regard to freedom of the press because presently the media is doing more harm than good. The media, public, people, fcc, about, radio, simpson, power, limbaugh, information, court, case, television, stern, press, orr, oj, newspapers, make, doctrine, america, process, out, new, because, years, views, today, show, said, rush, personal, june, government, first, established, clear, before, 1993, united, times, supreme, states, stated, something, should, saw, report, public’s, popularity