Just read this piece written by Orwell. He had planned to use it as a preface to Animal Farm but didn't in the end. It was a response to the continual rejection he was getting by publishers for the seminal piece. What a brilliant mind! Fiercely independent and desperate for the truth.
It really resonates with the current day too.
https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-freedom-of-the-press/
Wonderful piece. A modern day prophet.