小布什就独立自由媒体之重要性如是说

(1) A free press is indispensable to democracy.

(2) We need an independent media to hold people like me to account......Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.

(3) It's kind of hard to tell others to have an independent free press when we’re not willing to have one ourselves.

Also, you may read the following article:

George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, travel ban, Russia and veterans （2017-02-27）

http://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-opens-trump-s-war-media-russia-travel-t108627