Americans Split on Press Freedom Limits

A large Pew‑Knight survey and focus groups find people broadly value press freedom but disagree sharply on what it covers — from protection of journalists to limits on misinformation, corporate bias, and private platform moderation. Many respondents frame the issue in terms of trust, ownership, and who should decide boundaries, not just First Amendment doctrine. — This split matters because mismatched public definitions make bipartisan policy or legal consensus harder and shape how censorship, platform regulation, and media‑trust crises play out in politics.