The case of Cicero, the CIA fax affair of the Swiss Sonntagsblick, or the arrest of a journalist in Russia - press freedom does not simply exist on its own. It must be continually demanded - in totalitarian states, but also in countries with democratic structures. The right to free access to information and freedom of expression is one of the most important achievements of modern democracies. The precariousness of the situation is illustrated by the contributions in this book, including those from Markus Hurek, deputy editor-in-chief of Cicero, Boris Reitschuster, Moscow correspondent for Focus, Kim Otto and Sascha Adamek from the Monitor editorial team, Hans Leyendecker, and Heribert Prantl from Süddeutsche Zeitung.