No matter the cause, citizens can never be fully informed without a free and adversarial press. There’s a reason press freedom is protected in the very first amendment – it’s the right that protects all else.
Every cause area – from stopping police brutality to protecting our democracy against attacks at home and abroad – depends on the jobs of reporters. An informed public is a strong republic. Justice depends on the essential role of a free press, and the fight for justice begins with the fight for press freedom.
