Launch Point

This week’s subject: Journalism

Whether through cave paintings, drumbeats, hieroglyphics or printed pages, news has played an important role in people’s lives. The Founding Fathers believed that newspapers were so important to a democracy that the 1st Amendment to the Constitution provides for freedom of the press. Learn about the history of news, keep up with current events and try writing your own articles through the direct links on the Times Launch Point Web site: https://www.latimes.com/launchpoint/