Date of Award
6-1938
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Communication
Abstract
Volumes have been written on Freedom of the Press. If we were so inclined, we might trace the development of Press liberty in Great Britain back to the sixteenth century establishment of religious toleration and its subsequent influence on the toleration of printed material. We might dwell on the early licensing of the Press in our own Massachusetts colony. We might tell how early editors, among them James and Benjamin Franklin, fell victims to the licensing system. Above all, we might consider the case of John Peter Zenger and his trial, the outstanding landmark in the Press liberty struggle between the colonists and the Government.
However, it is our purpose in this thesis to narrow the field down to the Free Press conditions under which our newspapers are published today. Consequently, we shall attempt to determine herein whether or not there is a set standard on which interpretations of the Freedom of the Press amendment to the United States Constitution may be based.
Recommended Citation
Paul, Howard M., "Interpretations Given to Freedom of the Press as Guaranteed in the Constitution of the U.S." (1938). Bachelors’ Theses. 1297.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1297
Comments
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Journalism, Marquette University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism.