Tag: Founding Fathers, who revered a free and independent press

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  “The press is not the enemy of the people”, says unanimous resolution by the Republican-led US Senate

  

  The Republican-led Senate passed a resolution affirming its commitment to protecting freedom of speech and condemned recent attacks on journalists and members of the media. In a resolution brought forth by Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, lawmakers affirmed “that the press is not the enemy of the people,” which passed by unanimous consent.