freedom of the press

American  

noun

1. the right to publish newspapers, magazines, and other printed matter without governmental restriction and subject only to the laws of libel, obscenity, sedition, etc.

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freedom of the press Cultural  

1. The right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government. Americans enjoy freedom of the press under the First Amendment (see also First Amendment) to the Constitution.

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Example Sentences

The Union of Journalists and Journalists' Organisations said they would petition the High Court of Justice against the decision, calling it "a severe and unlawful infringement on freedom of expression and freedom of the press".

From BBC

But Spain now has “freedom of the press and freedom of expression. So I have never been short of very good publishers in Spain, and I have an extensive reading public there.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The US Constitution's First Amendment gives significant protection to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

From BBC

“We’d rather have less business and more freedom of the press.”

From Los Angeles Times

"The constitution guarantees freedom of expression and freedom of the press, even towards enemies of the constitution."

From BBC