I have learned many things this semester in Intro to Media and am leaving this class feeling very educated and prepared to advance to the next Gaylord class required for my major.
Due to the readings assigned in our class, I am familiar with various media laws that I was not aware of before. In this blog I am going to explain my understanding of the two tests of press freedom.
According to our assigned readings and our slides in class, lectured by Professor Lalli, the two tests are:
- “The ability to go unpunished after venting severe criticism of those holding political power” (TopHat)
- “Can government officials check over what you have written and deny you the right to publish it?” (TopHat)
These two tests are extremely important and are vital steps that go into publishing media. I am glad I understand this concept now and am thankful to have learned many new things in this class.