What is the significance of the First Amendment with speech and press

The First Amendment states that the “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press” (Vivian 429). The US Constitution First Amendment was drafted with the intentions of protecting the peoples individual rights which encompasses their rights to freely express opinions oppositions in the press. This allows the media to express freely with little to no interference from the government. Although this is true, there are certain boundaries that a reporter can not cross. Although the amendment states there shall be no government regulation, Congress has passed laws to limit free expression. The significance of the First Amendment is the freedom of speech and press is protected, there are limitations that make it not completely freeing. These limitations include the Alien and Sedation acts of 1798, Incitement Standard, Fighting Words Doctrine, TPM Standard, libel, indecency, Communications Decency Act, and the Patriot Act. These are all ways that the government has tried to control the flow of news and how it is reported. Although there are obstacles, the First Amendment is still significant because it allows ideas to be said without the backlash from the government.