Press Freedom at Risk . . . in Germany!

In American Constitutional Law we learn about the central role that freedom of the press has played in the development of the American constitutional democracy. It goes without saying that press freedom is essential to any democracy. Which is why some of the measures taken by governments after the September 11 attacks in America are troubling. Der Spiegel has an interesting article on how the German government is joining the ranks of countries who are jeopardizing press freedom as part of the "war on terror."