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Freedom of Speech and Its Impact on the Media

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Freedom of Speech and Its Impact on the Media

Introduction

The notion of freedom of speech upholds the right of individuals and communities to freely

express their thoughts and viewpoints without the threat of reprisal, censorship, or other forms of

punishment from the government or other authoritative bodies. The media sector is significantly

impacted by freedom of expression in a variety of ways. For the media to be as powerful and

successful as it is now, freedom of expression is absolutely necessary. The discussion in this

article will center on some of the most significant effects that the right to free expression has had

on the media business. A discussion on whether the effects are having a beneficial or bad effect

on the media sector will also be included in this section. When it comes to the media, having

freedom of speech comes with a number of obligations that need to be kept to in order to ensure

that all of the information that is sent on by the media is not in any way insightful or detrimental.

And lastly, this paper will discuss the ideas that will make the media sector benefit more from

the freedom of expression protections that are now in place.