Beyond the first amendment is the 4th estate doctrine, origin ating from British concepts. While less legally defensible it is much of the reason why the BBC,

Beyond the first amendment is the 4th estate doctrine, origin ating from British concepts. While less legally defensible it is much of the reason why the BBC, FCC exist, why we have camera crews embed with troops. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Estate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Estate