Freedom of the Press

China this week has arrested a journalist for allegedly revealing state secrets. The state secret was apparently notes the reporter took at a newspaper meeting. He then e-mailed these notes to several international publications.

This is not the first reporter to be arrested in China. Currently China for the sixths straight year is the country with the most reporters in jail, 42. This is according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

Thankfully we don't have that in America or all of our media would be in jail due to treason. Oh wait, maybe that wouldn't be so bad. Just kidding! Seriously, we need an independent media as the fourth branch of government, in order to check and balance the other three.