The Journalist

The journalist who wants to defend their freedom of speech, within a liberal democracy, should always ask:

1) "When you say that, are you speaking on behalf of your nation or your party?"

2) "If you are speaking on behalf of your nation, can you give me at least one alternative view to your previous statement?"

3) "If you cannot then I will be forced to conclude that you are misrepresenting your nation, lying to the public, and passing off the official narrative of your party, as your nation's." 

This is because there is always more than one narrative that can unify any set of facts for different groups within a nation. 

Whereas a political party will demand its members adhere to only one narrative. So it must have aspects of it that lack detail, and obscure the reality of its subjects.

The plurality of available possible narratives is a defining feature of a democracy. The monopoly of one is a defining feature of an autocracy. 

This is how fascism creates a single party state within a nation, turning a democracy into a fascist state.