Free Download Operation Mockingbird: The Controversial History of the CIA’s Efforts to Manipulate American Media Outlets (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CT6RFMSR | 2024 | 1 hour and 51 minutes | M4B@256 kbps | 204 MB
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Colin Fluxman
Freedom of the press isn’t just a fundamental right in America but a key part of the democratic process. When the United States secured its independence against Britain in the War of Independence in 1783, there was no certainty about what the new country would look like in terms of national governance. In 1787, delegates from the various states convened in Philadelphia to draft a constitution that would define this. Freedom of the press became one of the core principles of democracy in the United States. People could only place their votes in an informed way if the press was free to provide information about politicians and their actions. Politicians must also know that their actions were accountable through a press that informed voters honestly and accurately.