First Amendment (And Journalism) Might Be In Trouble: Article Analysis

Freedom of expression is one of the laws the forefathers of America made to empower its citizens and it also enables them to live in peace amongst themselves. In most Countries around the world freedom of expressions does not exist so there is always confusion in those countries. In the article titled “Why the First Amendment (and Journalism) Might Be in Trouble”, the authors, Ken Dautrich, chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut and John Bare who is the vice president for strategic planning and evaluation at the Arthur M. Blank Family foundation in Atlanta, employed claim of policy, claim of fact and also appeal to pathos in writing the article. In the article the writers explained why, when and the importance of freedom of speech.

The authors shared light on how freedom of expression has been applied through the daily lives of the people and, what will happen to The First Amendment in the future if much teaching is not done about the importance of The First Amendment. According to the authors, The First Amendment came about to stop congress from preventing Americans from freedom of expression. The authors, also wrote that leaders of America have declared their commitment to freedom and liberty throughout the world. “Most recently, President Bush, in his second inaugural address, justified the Iraqi and Afghani military operations as a vehicle to spread freedom throughout the world”