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Freedom of the Press: Crash Course Government #26

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

Freedom of the Press: Crash Course Government #26

Season 1 Episode 26 | 7m 16s

Today, Craig is going to finish up our discussion of the First Amendment with freedom of the press. Like an individual's right to free speech, the press has a right, and arguably responsibility, to tell the public what the government is doing.

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