1st Amendment discussion
The 1st Amendment
Instructions:
Is the first amendment absolute? After considering this question, answer the following prompts:
1. Do you believe that the four models for regulating expression and speech (authoritarian, communist/state, libertarian, and social responsibility) apply to media in the twenty-first century?
2. In what ways is the United States, for example, libertarian in its regulation (i.e., for the Internet)?
3. In what ways does the social responsibility model not completely describe the way we regulate expression and speech?
Requirements: 1 pge
Answer preview
The First Amendment protects our freedom of worship, assembly, expression and the right to appeal. However, it is considered not to be absolute because U.S. Supreme Court passed a rule that allows the government to limit speech. The four models used to regulate the freedom of expression and speech in media have different effects on the press (Oluwasola, 2020). For instance, the authoritarian theory outlines that the government has control over the communication systems either directly or indirectly. A good example is the Taliban management which controls media in Afghanistan after it took over the country (Guidry et al, 2021). In libertarian theory, the press is not under the control of the government; hence can freely produce
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