Calls: How Do Journalists Make Ethical Decisions? Studies ,
Civics, Journalism, Media Studies all want to be informed and
have the right to make informed and reasoned decisions about
issues that affect our lives. To do so, we need accurate,
reliable, timely news. A free press provides us with the
information we need to make personal and professional choices.
free press is the glue that binds our nation. Without it, we
lose our common vision of who we are and where we stand in the
world. Our free-press tradition encourages us to look everywhere
for news. We can read the news, watch it, listen to it, spread
it, publish it and speak it. regarding the public’s right to
know are increasingly common. Sometimes the conflict relates to
individual rights, such as the right to privacy or the right to
a fair trial. Other times, the conflict is with the government,
which may want to restrict information for reasons of national
security or simply to avoid public controversy. are of two minds
when it comes to free and unre