Freedom of expression and the right to be informed

A GroundUp series

By GroundUp Editors

27 May 2025

The right to be informed can complement the right to freedom of expression. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

We are bombarded with more information than ever in history. It is becoming extremely hard to separate fact from nonsense. GroundUp has developed an 11-part series called The Right to be Informed.

Today we publish the sixth to eighth articles in the series. We look at the responsibilities of publishers, the business pressures publishers have faced in the past few decades, and how the right to be informed fits with freedom of expression.

Here are the articles in the series:

  1. Why we need a right to be informed (published 19 May)
  2. How the world has changed (published 19 May)
  3. Platforms versus publishers (published 19 May)
  4. What we can achieve with a right to be informed (published 21 May)
  5. How dangerous are the new technologies? (published 21 May)
  6. NEW: Omitting to publish (published 27 May)
  7. NEW: How the news industry has changed (published 27 May)
  8. NEW: Freedom of expression and the right to be informed (published 27 May)
  9. Coming on Thursday 29 May: The attack on science
  10. Coming on Thursday 29 May: Principle of best current evidence
  11. Coming on Monday 2 June: The global struggle for freedom, rights and science