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by sigstoat 3318 days ago
> The US isn't doing great in the Press Freedom Index...

"... which asks questions about pluralism, media independence, environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, and infrastructure"

that's not the same thing as speech, in the US at least.

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Why wouldn't independence and self-censorship apply? Free press as a concept is irrelevant if you never say anything controversial or are a de-facto arm of the government.
Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech are enumerated separately by the First Amendment.