‘Free Press’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Free News’

Commentary
Inside the First Amendment

By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center

The sports adage “It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game” has a unique link and application to how the future of a free press plays out in the 21st century.

As news organizations — new and traditional — struggle in a down economy and a technology storm to develop financial models that pay the bills, a major question…