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.