The corporate press came to view the First Amend ment as a two-edged sword. The provision that "Congress shall make no law " leaves the newspaper free
from government control and allows it to pursue its
own perception of social responsibility unchallenged
by all. But it also insists that "Congress shall make a
lot of laws" to foster its privileged status.
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