Freedom of the press why is the vital to demacracy

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, says that "Congress shall make no law, abridging (limiting) the freedom of speech, or of the press" Freedom of speech is the liberty to speak openly without fear of government restraint. It is closely linked to freedom of the press because this freedom includes both the right to speak and the right to be heard. In the United States, both the freedom of speech and freedom of press are commonly called freedom of expression.

hope I helped. We learnt this last week in 7th grade and I'm pretty good at my history any other questions just ask, hope I'll have an answer!