Down, Susan Brophy,

Free press and censorship /Susan Brophy Down. - New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Why does media literacy matter? .

Includes bibliographies and index.

"A Founding Father of the United States, Thomas Jefferson once wrote that a free press is important to a functioning democracy. In other words, without critical and reliable press, a society and government cannot be held to account. This engaging title takes a probing look at what press freedom and censorship means, as well as where people find information, who owns and controls the press in a "free world," and what makes good, reliable journalism"--



9781427120397

2018007414

20179080997 can

(AMICUS)000045280517


Freedom of the press--Juvenile literature.
Censorship--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

Z657 / .F744 2018