Everyday ethics: Preserving a free press matters more than ever

Everyday ethics: Preserving a free press matters more than ever

Reflections of a philosophy major who wandered into journalism.

Letter From the Publisher: the Crisis in Trust and How To Save American Journalism

In the quest to restore trust in the press, The New York Sun is placing its bet on time-tested newspaper values that it has long pursued.

Everyone should want a free press

In a message observing National Newspaper Week in the mid-1980s, President Ronald Reagan stressed the importance of a free press, saying, “Since the founding of this nation, freedom of the press has been a fundamental tenet of American life. There is no more essential ingredient than a free, strong and independent press to our continued success in what the founding fathers called our ‘noble… Source

In an open letter to the Union faction, more than 200 signatory organisations and individuals reject the allegations raised by the parliamentary question of the Union faction on the "political neutrality of state-funded organisations", admonishing: "Criticism and debate on political plans are part of democracy, they make it stable and lively. A critical and committed citizenship is "not a disruptive factor, but strengthens our country and is an …

Together with more than 200 organisations, we are addressing the Union because of the small question "Political neutrality of state-funded organisations". The open letter was initiated by the Federal Association for the Development of Democracy. Your little question "Political neutrality of state-funded organisations" – a democratic responsibility? Dear Members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Dear Mr Merz, Dear Mr Dobrindt, the Union in Germ…