Jailing journalists for keeping their word is bad business

Scott Swanson

I once taught journalism at a university. Among the subjects I taught were media law and media ethics.

I’ve always been very interested in laws that govern the media, not just because I happen to run a newspaper. I just find it fascinating to watch how governments sometimes attempt to control the media and how the rights of the public are, through various legislative and court actions, broadened or restricted. Generally, when the…

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