Sentence examples for ability of the press from inspiring English sources
Equally impressive has been the ability of the press to focus discontent.
Without investigative journalism, and the ability of the press to scour hidden places, the domain of the powerful, for potential wrongdoing, our democracy would be severely impoverished.
The indictment underscores the degree to which Mueller's investigation has defied the ability of the press and pundits to predict its course with any precision.
"To say that the law about the ability of the press to report ancillary relief proceedings which they are allowed to observe is a mess would be a serious understatement," Mostyn declared.
"Their goal, it seems, is to limit to the greatest extent possible the ability of the press or the public to learn how these candidates think or how their programs would work," he added.
It's hard to avoid sounding a little corny — all civics class and founding fathers — when talking about it: The ability of the press to report freely on its government is a cornerstone of American democracy.
It is naive in the extreme to imagine that a political party would ever legislate to curb the ability of the popular press to peddle its daily menu of cheap salacious gossip and financially-motivated kiss-and-tell stories.
Last year, the Association of American Publishers, Amazon.com, the American Society of Newspaper Editors and others filed an amicus brief in New York, arguing that such litigation "constitutes a clear threat to the ability of the U.S. press to vigorously investigate and publish news and information about the most crucial issues before the U.S. public".
A spokesperson for the Sun said the ruling would "act as a brake on the ability of the free press to hold those in power to account and to scrutinise the judgment of those who aspire to the highest offices in the land".
But too often a reporter seeking official information from the police is dependent on the ability and accessibility of the press officer concerned.
