Guardians of Liberty: Freedom of the Press and the Nature of News

by Linda Barrett Osborne

Book Overview

A riveting introduction to the crucial role of First Amendment rights and the media

Guardians of Liberty explores the essential and basic American ideal of freedom of the press. Allowing the American press to publish--even if what they're reporting is contentious-- without previous censure or interference by the federal government was so important to the Founding Fathers that they placed a guarantee in the First Amendment to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419736892
• ISBN13: 9781419736896
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9