Explanation:
All communication on a very basic level is an exchange of information (whether it is about speech or written information). When information is viewed through the lens of public discourse, it’s generally understood as “Freedom of Information” or “Freedom of the Press” currently used more widely for explaining the value of sharing information online.
Amendment 1 of the Constitution reads, “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.”
This amendment allows for the press to freely communicate to the people information that affects our constitutional freedoms. That’s one reason so many people are incensed (myself included) when Trump calls the press, “the enemy of the people.” It is one of the very first rights written when the constitution was crafted. It was direct result of the English Stamp Act.
When the founding fathers wrote the constitution at the first Continental Congress, early settlers were not given a voice about laws and the enforcement of laws. The English parliament's first direct tax on the American colonies, The Stamp Act, was enacted to raise money for Britain. It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. Issued by Britain, the stamps were affixed to documents or packages to show that the tax had been paid. Have you ever heard the term, taxation without representation? American colonists wanted to ensure representation on the subject of taxes and who collected and got the tax money.
When colonists were being taxed and colonial residents could not communicate their grievances about the taxes to the English government, or communicate the information to citizens about what was going on.
American colonists responded to Parliament's acts with organized protest that sometimes took the form of pamphlets. [Note: this is how long Americans have held on to the tradition of organized protest.] When stripped of printed communication, the colonists could not air their grievances, those in authority effectively quashed the exchange of information.
In summary, without that amendment in the constitution, there is no communication between the citizens and its governing body. Adding that language to the constitution was a way to ensure that future generations could communicate their disagreement or agreement about social issues