First Amendment survey suggests what people really want from journalists is community

Americans overwhelmingly value the First Amendment — but don’t value all parts of it equally, the Freedom Forum’s recently released “Where America Stands” survey found. Of more than 3,000 people surveyed in fall 2020, 94% feel the First Amendment is vital.

But the strong overall reverence for the First Amendment does not carry over to the press — whether we’re using that term as one of the five freedoms mentioned in the First Amendment or as an institution.

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