In a democracy, the vote of the people guides the policy of the government. If the people are not informed of the truth, they cannot vote rationally. If the press is not free, the rulers determine whether the press publishes the truth or Propaganda.
Without the free press the political system can do what they want without oversight. Pay attention to the news today and watch the free press at work.
Without the free press the political system can do what they want without oversight. Pay attention to the news today and watch the free press at work.
Free press is vital to the economy and peoples sense of democracy, however it can and is used for scaremongering, forcing political views on others and generally slowing down the workings of government.
well kinda it is a democracy but they dont have free speech or free press they do have free religion though & there working on free speech
Free Press.
In a democracy, the vote of the people guides the policy of the government. If the people are not informed of the truth, they cannot vote rationally. If the press is not free, the rulers determine whether the press publishes the truth or propaganda.
It should not be banned. The free press is an essential part of democracy.
A free and open press ensures that the government represents its people. Since the press is free to tell the truth about the government the government can be held accountable by its citizens. It prevents actions of government propaganda not unlike the NAZIs of WW2 or current day North Korea. It puts the government in the eye of the normal man. They are not an untouchable entity that we have no control over.
A free press is very important in a democracy. The public needs to know the various things that are going on in government and investigators keep politicians honest by the investigation of stories and rumors. Without the efforts of investigation of the Watergate break in Nixon would have gotten away with his sending the men into the democratic offices.
Consider the opposite of a free press, when a single entity decides what information may be released in written form. This is a necessary feature of any autocracy, dictatorship or oligarchy. Conversely, freedom of the press (and speech and the Internet, even to the point of the permissibility of printing lies, is a necessary condition for a working democracy.
If you don't have people who can think for themselves, there is no point in having a democracy. Democracy depends on having people who can think for themselves rather than believing..
Free speech promotes "The free flow of ideas essential to political democracy and democratic institutions."