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The printing press was the only form of news media in existence in 1789, hence why it was more commonly called "the press" back then, rather than "the media" as
by wu-ikkyu 9y ago
The printing press was the only form of news media in existence in 1789, hence why it was more commonly called "the press" back then, rather than "the media" as it is
today.
It was only later in the 1900's that the definition of "the press" was extended by the courts to cover new media like the radio
https://www.livescience.com/21312-freedom-of-the-press.html https://www.livescience.com/21312-freedom-of-the-press.html
- ithilglin909 9y agoCorrect -- in so far as it's relevant to this discussion, that supports my point. I'm really not sure what you're trying to say.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> The printing press was the only form of news media No, it wasn't. Criers existed. More to the point, though, presses were and are used by more than the news media, and freedom of the press applies to those wishing to use the press whether or not it was in the context of news media. The news media wasn't the focus of the original freedom, nor is it the correct generalization to new technology (which would be more “freedom to use mechanisms to reproduce and distribute expressions”.)