freedom of the press

noun phrase

: the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government

Examples of freedom of the press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The wording may be bland, but the implications for the democratic process, and for freedom of the press, are sufficiently murky to have provoked censure from the NATO secretary-general and the U.S State Department. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024

The company contends its ability to make programming decisions is protected by freedom of speech and freedom of the press. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2024

Nothing’s riding on this except the first amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press and maybe the future of the country. —ABC News, 16 June 2024

Now, as Israel prepares for an imminent invasion of Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, the Netanyahu government is impinging on freedom of the press in a way that may limit oversight and should put the world’s liberal democracies on guard. —Nicole Narea, Vox, 6 May 2024

Legal Definition

freedom of the press

: the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, and opinions without restraint or censorship as guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Note: The First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press are closely intertwined, and many cases relating to freedom of the press are couched in terms of the freedom of speech.