What's the Point of Press Freedom?

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No substantial famine has ever occurred in any country with a relatively 
free press, writes Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen. The world-renowned 
professor of economics argues that the independent media also provide a 
voice to the neglected and disadvantaged while simultaneously preventing 
governments from insulating themselves from public criticism.

Article by Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen

"No man is an Island, entire of it self," John Donne has told us. And 
yet the politics of censorship attempts to isolate us from each other. 
That suppression diminishes our lives, reduces our knowledge, stifles 
our humanity, and maims our ability to learn from each other. To 
overcome these handicaps, we need freedom of communication, including 
press freedom. What can be more important than that?

Full Article:
http://www.wan-press.org/article.php3?id_article=3881