Virtual discussion centers on role of a free press in democracy

Published on August 20, 2020 NLP in the News

The role of a free press in a democracy was the topic of discussion between NLP founder and CEO Alan Miller and former Library of Congress Publishing Office writer/editor Linda Barrett Osborne during a Poetry & Prose Live event Aug. 20. The virtual discussion, Guardians of Liberty: Freedom of the Press and the Nature of News, explored how the First Amendment right to a free press has been essential to a functioning democracy throughout American history.

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