Freedom of the press
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6213910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seumas Miller (0000-0002-4851-3177, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-35 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politikon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9346 • E-ISSN: 1470-1014 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02589349508705013 |
| OpenAlex | W1996308038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this paper I argue for the following claims. Firstly, freedom of the press (media) is justified in part because of its legitimate role as the provider of a forum for the members of the public (including individuals, groups and organisations such as government) to communicate to the public at large. Secondly, the freedom of the press is justified in part because of its legitimate role as an investigator and communicator of matters that the public has a right to know of. Thirdly, the press does not have a fundamental right to exist as an autonomous communicator. This does not exclude the possibility of pragmatic reasons for having a press which is in fact an autonomous communicator
Freedom of information · Freedom of the press · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Right to know · Sociology · Freedom of Expression and Defamation · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2017 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |