A Truth-Seeking Justification for Press Freedom?

被引：1
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作者：
Stephenson, Randall
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来源：
OXFORD JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES | 2019年 / 39卷 / 03期
关键词：
freedom of the press; truth-seeking rationale; epistemology; checking function of the press; democratic theory; 1ST AMENDMENT; ACCOUNTABILITY;
D O I：
10.1093/ojls/gqz012
中图分类号：
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号：
0301 ;
摘要：
The relationship between press freedom and representative democracy has captured the interest of philosophers and constitutional law scholars for centuries. John Charney's The Illusion of the Free Press argues that the truth-seeking justification for expressive freedoms can alone explain the continuing importance of a free press to contemporary democracies. This review essay examines two rebuttals to this argument. First, adopting a more modern 'process-relational' philosophy reveals that Charney's epistemological 'illusion' is itself based on misconceptions. Secondly, the author's incomplete use of democratic theory precludes a more convincing explanation based on marginalised notions of horizontal accountability and the checking function of the press.
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页码：681 / 704
页数：24
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