"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one--but no one at all--can tell you what to read and when and how."
--Doris Lessing, writer and winner, 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature
When I received this quote via email, I was in the library and thus found it extremely appropriate. It also made me realize how journalists and PR specialists are significant to democracy. Journalists can influence people to think- not necessarily agree with them, but just simply to think.
Many times when I am reading an article I may not agree completely with what is being written, but it certainly sparks my interest enough to think about what I just read, and think of why the journalist may have written the story. With a free press, it enables people to be exposed to a variety of opinions. People can make their own opinions, and develop them further through literature. We find out information through news outlets, and it is almost chilling to think about what would happen if we did not live in a society with free press. We are so dependent on free speech, that several times we may take it for granted.
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