The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay.

"...our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press..." Why should this freedom be protected?
(1 point)
• to provide the government with an accurate information source
• to keep the news media from controlling the political process
• to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit
• to keep the government from becoming the primary information source

1 answer

The freedom of the press should be protected to keep the government from becoming the primary information source.