“A core value of being a journalist is to understand the role of the press in a free society. That role is to provide an independent source of information so that a citizen can make informed decisions. It is often the case that this core value of journalistic independence requires a journalist to question authority rather than side with authority. Thus, if the role of the press in a democratic society is to have any value, all journalists – including student journalists – must be allowed to publish viewpoints contrary to those of state authorities without intervention or censorship by the authorities themselves. Without protection, the
freedoms of speech and press are meaningless and the press becomes a mere channel for official thought.”
Dean v. Utica Community Schools
345 F.Supp.2d 799 [E.D. Mich. 2004]

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