Early American journalism has helped to shape this country, in my opinion. Journalism aids in the understanding of the events going on around us and it informs the public. It can be false information, fabricated information, or even the straight up truth. So many people want to be informed with the world around them and journalism serves that purpose.
If freedom of the press was not guaranteed, I believe the world around us would be extremely chaotic and maybe even more corrupt than it already is. Journalism is the right to report on the things in the world that may be scandalous, taboo, informative, and everything in between. Without freedom of the press, everything would be regulated and we would only be able to read on certain aspects of our world that whoever is in charge deems fit. We wouldn’t be able to compare articles or form our own opinions because they would be placing their own ideals into our heads, expecting us to believe their truths instead of our own.
I want to know what it takes to be a writer. I want to learn things about myself that I didn’t even know about before. I also would like to know the impacts, good or bad, journalism has on society as a whole. How far can someone go with reporting information before it’s too far? Are there even limits?
