The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech or o the press.”
Basically, this means that the First Amendment protects the press and their freedom to say what they wish, within certain parameters. Journalists hold the right to inform the public of the truth, not to lie or be dishonest in any way.
According to Telling the Story, No other business [besides Journalism] in the United States is protected under the constitution, unless you count religion as a business.
It is so important to journalists because it is their responsibility to provide information about their government and those who run it, as well as about the social and economic institutions that affect their everyday lives, and the First Amendment lets journalists do that.
It is a journalists right to beware of libel, that which may do damage to a person’s reputation caused by making the person hated in any way, to be the object of contempt or ridicule in the eyes of any reputable group.
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