Journalism is not a crime: Why is the press a recurring target in political conflicts?

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Casper Libero chapter. The phenomenon “I fear three newspapers more than 100 bayonets.” This is a famous quote from Napoleon Bonaparte that accurately illustrates the fear that the power of the press causes in authoritarian leaders, and the simplest response to fear is hatred. Journalists have always frightened the powerful, especially the tyrannical ones. After all, it is no new…