Stephen Gillers is Elihu Root Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

Journalism Under Fire issues an extraordinarily timely five-alarm warning. It is a forceful response to those who today—and in the future—would demean and disparage the essential importance of a free press to American democracy. One of America’s leading ethicists and legal scholars, Stephen Gillers also reminds us why supporting and protecting investigative reporting is an essential antidote to corporate and government abuse of power and threats to democratic institutions. This book is for any citizen who wants to better understand what is at stake and who seeks bold ideas for how to keep our democracy and press free and strong in the Trump era—and beyond.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Does the Press Clause Mean?2. What and Who Is “The Press”?3. What Does the Press Clause Demand of the Press?4. Protection of Confidential Information5. Press Clause Protection for Newsgathering6. Three Legislative Changes to Safeguard Investigative ReportingIn Conclusion: Potter Stewart’s TruthNotesIndex

Stephen Gillers is Elihu Root Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

Journalism Under Fire issues an extraordinarily timely five-alarm warning. It is a forceful response to those who today—and in the future—would demean and disparage the essential importance of a free press to American democracy. One of America’s leading ethicists and legal scholars, Stephen Gillers also reminds us why supporting and protecting investigative reporting is an essential antidote to corporate and government abuse of power and threats to democratic institutions. This book is for any citizen who wants to better understand what is at stake and who seeks bold ideas for how to keep our democracy and press free and strong in the Trump era—and beyond.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Does the Press Clause Mean?2. What and Who Is “The Press”?3. What Does the Press Clause Demand of the Press?4. Protection of Confidential Information5. Press Clause Protection for Newsgathering6. Three Legislative Changes to Safeguard Investigative ReportingIn Conclusion: Potter Stewart’s TruthNotesIndex

Stephen Gillers is Elihu Root Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

Journalism Under Fire issues an extraordinarily timely five-alarm warning. It is a forceful response to those who today—and in the future—would demean and disparage the essential importance of a free press to American democracy. One of America’s leading ethicists and legal scholars, Stephen Gillers also reminds us why supporting and protecting investigative reporting is an essential antidote to corporate and government abuse of power and threats to democratic institutions. This book is for any citizen who wants to better understand what is at stake and who seeks bold ideas for how to keep our democracy and press free and strong in the Trump era—and beyond.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Does the Press Clause Mean?2. What and Who Is “The Press”?3. What Does the Press Clause Demand of the Press?4. Protection of Confidential Information5. Press Clause Protection for Newsgathering6. Three Legislative Changes to Safeguard Investigative ReportingIn Conclusion: Potter Stewart’s TruthNotesIndex