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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Germany
Press freedom was first protected under Article 4 of the 1849 Frankfurt Constitution: “The freedom of the press shall be suspended under no circumstances through preventive measures, namely, censorship, concessions, security orders, imposts, limitation of publication or bookselling, postal bans, or other restraints” (Wadsworth, “Frankfurt Constitution of 1849” ).
Article 5 of Germany’s 1949 Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship” (Constitute Project, “Germany's Constitution of 1949 with Amendments through 2014” ).