Free press and censorship

Title
Free press and censorship

Personal Author EPSB
Susan Brophy, Down

Summary
"A Founding Father of the United States, Thomas Jefferson once wrote that a free press is important to a functioning democracy. In other words, without critical and reliable press, a society and government cannot be held to account. This engaging title takes a probing look at what press freedom and censorship means, as well as where people find information, who owns and controls the press in a "free world," and what makes good, reliable journalism"--

Year Published
2018

Series
Why does media literacy matter?

Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject
Freedom of the press.
 
Censorship.

Summary
"A Founding Father of the United States, Thomas Jefferson once wrote that a free press is important to a functioning democracy. In other words, without critical and reliable press, a society and government cannot be held to account. This engaging title takes a probing look at what press freedom and censorship means, as well as where people find information, who owns and controls the press in a "free world," and what makes good, reliable journalism"--

ISBN
9780778745433
 
9780778745471

Publisher
New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing, [2018]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Institutional Services Schools323.4 DOWBook30706000440731Yellowhead Non-Fiction