Editing Freedom of the press (section)

===Americas===

====United States====
{{main|Freedom of the press in the United States}}
The [[First Amendment of the United States Constitution]] states:
<blockquote>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.</blockquote>

====Canada====
[[File:Scrum_-_Mêlée_de_presse_(37100733570).jpg|thumb|Canadian politician [[Andrew Scheer]] being interviewed in a [[Media scrum|scrum]], 2017]]
Section 2(b) of the ''[[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]'' states that everyone has "the freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication".<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-15.html |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=20 November 2016 |location=Paragraph 2(b)  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110221331/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-15.html |archive-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

The [[open court principle]] ensures the '''freedom of the press''' by requiring that court proceedings presumptively be open and accessible to the public and to the media.

====Mexico====

{{See also|Mass media in Mexico|List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico}}

[[File:Caso Narvarte - First anniversary protest - 7.jpg|thumb|Mexican journalist [[Rubén Espinosa]] was murdered, along with four women, in [[Mexico City]] after fleeing death threats in Veracruz.]]
In 2016, Reporters Without Borders ranked [[Mexico]] 149 out of 180 in the [[Press Freedom Index|World Press Freedom Index]], declaring Mexico to be "the world's most dangerous country for [[journalist]]s".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/mexico-two-mexican-journalists-murdered-space-three-days|title=Mexico: Two Mexican journalists murdered in space of three days {{!}} Reporters without borders|website=RSF|date=20 September 2016 |language=fr-FR|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>
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====Guatemala====
See [[Mass media in Guatemala]]

====Nicaragua====
See [[Freedom of the press in Nicaragua]] and [[Mass media in Nicaragua]]
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====Argentina====
See [[History of Argentina#New democracy (1983–present)]] and [[Mass media in Argentina]]

====Bolivia====
See [[History of Bolivia (1982–present)]] and [[Mass media in Bolivia]]

====Brazil====
See [[History of Brazil (1985–present)]]

====Chile====
See [[History of Chile (1990-)]]

====Colombia====
See [[History of Colombia#From 2004 and on]] and [[Mass media in Colombia]]

====Ecuador====
See [[History of Ecuador#Instability (2000–2007)]] 

====Guyana====
See [[Guyana#UNASUR]]

====Paraguay====
See [[History of Paraguay#Modern Paraguay]] and [[Mass media in Paraguay]]

====Peru====
See [[Freedom of the press in Peru]] and [[Mass media in Peru]]

====Suriname====
See [[History of Suriname#Independence|History of Suriname's Independence]]

====Uruguay====
See [[History of Uruguay#Recent history]] and [[Mass media in Uruguay]]

====Venezuela====
See [[History of Venezuela (1999–present)]] and [[Mass media in Venezuela]]