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>> He is not a journalist. Nowadays, we are all journalists. We all have means to publish material to a wide audience. From the 1st amendment: - Congress shal
by argumentum 13y ago
>> He is not a journalist.
Nowadays, we are all journalists. We all have means to publish material to a wide audience.
From the 1st amendment:
- Congress shall make no law ... etc ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;
There is no distinction granting the "media" or "journalists" special rights that all of us don't get. We all should have freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
- eru 13y agoWhat does the 1st amendment to the US constitution have to do with events in Britain (or anywhere outside the US)?
- argumentum 13y agoThe post I was replying to mentioned that this may have been done "at the behest" of the US government. If so, it would be a violation of the 1st amendment, which states that the State has no ability to abridge speech or hinder the press, with no reference to any national border. The UK government acts under it's own laws, and so any 1st amendment violation depends on the US government's degree of involvement in the proceedings.