In the Philadelphia Inquirer, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann writes of the fundamental importance of free press and honest journalism. She notes that free press is not a university issue but a “universal issue,” one that transcends social divisions and party lines.
She says, “Unhindered press, transformative higher education, engaged civic and business leaders: These are linchpins for open and free expression in American society. These stand proudly as the pillars of a free world.”