The job of the U.S. press is to uncover the truth, or anything that may have been either forgotten, ignored, or concealed to protect someone or some action. The better the press does their job, the more people will know how the events that are going on around them affect their daily lives. Finding the truth and telling it to the public is what media is all about. They can show the public alternatives and different view points so an informed electorate can decide in what direction to go. The press can show people the beauty in the world or all the evil that lies there, too.
Journalists make the public wiser with each story they write.
Both the public and the press are free to make the choices that the public wants. Everyone must work together to keep democracy. If the courts were to limit the press, then it would only hurt the public. The truth about the news would be left in the dark.