Prejudice and the press; a restatement of the principle of freedom of the press with specific reference to the Hutchins-Luce Commission.

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An apology for the freedom of the press, and for general liberty, to which are prefixed remarks on Bishop Horsley's sermon, preached on the 30th of January, 1793.

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Freedom of the Press in Canada and Colombia

A general conclusion of the history of the Canadian press demonstrates that state was built after true journalism had been consolidating. Press development went along with economic progress and this was achievable, in great measure, because of the manner colonization took place in North America. This aided the de facto nationalization of press freedom in Canada. In Colombia, on the contrary, wealth concentration and the Spanish failure to build an economic market, resulted in a constant political instability from the time the Independence War. Legal and the de facto nationalization would be attained only at the end of the twentieth century, though journalism was already part of the institutional arrangement.-----Una conclusión general de la historia de la prensa canadiense demuestra que el estado actual se construyó después de haberse consolidado el verdadero periodismo. El desarrollo de la prensa fue paralelo al progreso económico y se pudo lograr en gran medida por la forma en que se colonizó Norteamérica. Esto ayudó a la nacionalización de facto de la libertad de prensa en Canadá. En Colombia, por el contrario, la concentración de la riqueza y el hecho de que los españoles no construyeran un mercado económico produjeron una inestabilidad política constante desde la época de la Guerra por la Independencia. La nacionalización legal y de hecho solamente se logró a finales del siglo XX, aunque el periodismo ya era parte de la organización institucional. 

Silence by Stealth: Freedom of the Press and Polarization in Latin America

The weak democratic systems that followed decades of military dictatorships in Latin America coupled with the emergence of new authoritarian regimes of the left have had a significant impact on the relationships between the governments and the media. The new populist leaders have challenged the media that have generally reflected the perspectives of the traditional elites. This ideological clash has renewed direct and indirect censorship, curtailing freedom of expression and thus, freedom of the press. In this context, this paper discusses the mechanisms used by Latin American governments, particularly the new authoritarianism of the left, to silence dissident voices. Many of these mechanisms are legal, found in laws related to personal injury and defamation. Others have been of constitutional nature, invoking states of emergency or national security concerns. Some governments have used institutional means to close down newspapers and other sources of information. Current media conditions in Latin America show growing polarization. This has led to considerable levels of violence and intimidation against editors, journalists, and news crews in several countries. It is precisely this type of deterioration of fundamental rights that leads to questioning the strength and sustainability of Latin American democracies.

Status of the Hoover report, 1949-1953 : a citizen's guide to the progress of Federal reorganization, from creation of the original Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government to the end of the first session of the 83d Congress.

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Report of Commission on Revision of the Public Service Commissions Law : together with separate reports of commissioners and counsel and public hearings and exhibits.

"Memoranda on public utilities. Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland": v. 1, pt. 1, p. 423-506.

Report on lending agencies, prepared for the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

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Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government : water resources and power report : hearings before a Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, first session, November 21 and 22, 1955.

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