Journalism Homework **700 words

********Watch Good Night and Good Luck. The library has copies of the movie. You also can watch it online at https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Good+Night+and+Good+Luck

(When Senator Joseph McCarthy begins his foolhardy campaign to root out Communists in America, CBS News impresario Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) dedicates himself to exposing the atrocities being committed by McCarthy's Senate "investigation." Murrow is supported by a news team that includes long-time friend and producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney). The CBS team does its best to point out the senator's lies and excesses, despite pressure from CBS' corporate sponsors to desist.)

********Watch the documentary on the oppression of free speech State Secretes of North Korea at

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/

After watching the documentaries, write an essay of 700 words on how the freedom of press is related to a free society. 

Give at least four examples from the movie and the documentary altogether. Why do oppressive governments suppress the freedom of expression and speech? How do they do it? Is the freedom of speech suppressed in the U.S.? Explain your point of view.(350 words)

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/trump-journalists-enemy.html

and express your opinion about it. Do you agree with it? 

What is "fake news"? What does Trump call "fake news"? How about "alternative facts"? What is "post truth"? You need to do more research on your own to be able to explore this topic in depth. Please include the references to all of your sources. Make sure to use reliable information only. (350 words)