As a 新闻 school graduate and 沟通s pro, I’m a longtime news junkie. My team and I spend countless hours supporting press freedom through our work on 新闻Uncuffed and 不是犯罪. But I’ll admit my commitment to being a paid subscriber to the news outlets I consume every day has been spotty at best. I know I’m not alone. 新闻机构很容易让我们对内容付费变得漠不关心。

但这次选举让我对新闻业的未来产生了全新的担忧。 如此多的人（从字面上和比喻上）反对第二修正案，然后似乎对第一修正案漠不关心，甚至是敌对的。

Here’s a refresher:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; 或剥夺言论或出版自由； or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

If you made informed decisions at the polls today, regardless of your political positions, chances are you relied at least in part on a news outlet for information. My husband and I already have a digital subscription to 《纽约时报》. Today, I added 华盛顿邮报, WNYC and my community paper, 乡村绿地, to the list of outlets that will receive our ongoing financial support. These organizations and their hard-working, often underpaid and understaffed news teams worked tirelessly to keep the candidates honest and to educate us on the issues. We need them during election cycles … and always.

Just 看 at the many countries that don’t support freedom of the press and jail or kill journalists who try to expose government corruption. Then consider whether you value 新闻 enough to spend a few bucks a month for it.