The Press in a Free Society
Date:
Jan 01, 1962
In this two-part radio interview from the WKCR series, Ayn Rand responds to questions from students about the role of the press in a free society. Here are Ayn Rand's views on:
- What the role of the press in a free society ought to be
- Objectivity as the proper standard for news reporting
- The importance of the freedom of the press
- Whether reporters should ever conceal facts
- The immorality of forcing private media companies to provide "equal time" for views that oppose their own editorial policy
- Why coverage of the Vietnam War was poor
- How a free press is crucial for fair and public trials;
- How government licensing of TV and radio stations is a form of censorship
freedom of speechrights
Parts:
1
Handout:
none
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