KMUZ radio’s “Word Up” program featured Les Zaitz, editor and owner of Salem Reporter, on its broadcast Saturday, Sept. 20. The hour-long show covered his background in journalism, operations of Salem Reporter and the current state of the media. “The freedom of the press is intended to serve the interests of American citizens,” he said in explaining his view of American rights. “It is our responsibility to use the rights enshrined in the First Amendment to serve that duty, which is to provide the American people as best we can the unfettered truth about what is happening in their country.”