This is the Manager’s Minute.
Last week was the anniversary of an important milestone in American history: ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution: The Bill of Rights.
States ratified the amendments 230 years ago - on December 15, 1791.
The forty-five words of the First Amendment establish five freedoms – speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. As a media organization, we celebrate the press freedoms of the First Amendment in our work every day.
First Amendment rights are not absolute – there are limitations - but they form a cornerstone of American democracy. And we take seriously the freedom, and responsibility, that journalism holds in furthering civic engagement and enlightened citizenship.
Thanks for listening, and for supporting public service journalism and KGOU.
Happy Holidays!
With the Manager’s Minute, I’m Dick Pryor.
