Letter: Press freedom critical for democracy

To the Editor:

Over our nearly 250-year history the American people have witnessed efforts multiple times by elected leaders – through presidential executive orders, or sometimes from congressional actions – to threaten our nation’s free press freedoms. 

These interfering measures have been intended to impede the availability of independent, fact-based news that aims to inform America’s population even if viewed as adversarial by national leaders.

Of current noteworthiness, there’s been a significant increase of journalists,…