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World Press Freedom Day

97 minutes

6 Items

Why Does a Free Press Matter?

Lesson

3 Activities

70 Min

Freedom of the Press

Resource

Bill of Rights For Real Life: Expression

Video

20 Min

Yellow Journalism, Sensationalism, and Media Tycoons

Podcast

Media and American Democracy

Curriculum

Bill of Rights (1791)

Primary Source

585 Words