???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Depressing and one sided dismissal of a > fundamental freedom there Keefe. No one is under > illusions about the standard of some journalism or > even whole newspapers or companies.....but that,s > not the point at all. It's just a fundamental > freedom that,s being eroded....by politicians and > their appointees. Why is it a breach of fundamental freedoms to hold print journalists to the same standards as broadcast journalists? We have an arrogant unaccountable clique pissing into the well of information that keeps our society informed. If you poison the well with fake, skewed "news" or obtain it through an unconscionable means - then our democracy suffers. The arrogance of elements within the printed media quite takes the breath away. Anyone needing an object lesson in this puffed up self importance could do no better than catch "Analaysis" on radio 4 from a couple of weeks back. The presenter was doing that most unfashionable of things. Actually daring to question the holy status of the wikileaks/ Snowden phenomenon. He interviewed the editor of the Guardian who - without a hint of irony or self awareness patiently explained why it was better that he determine which of the haul of stolen secrets should be published - rather than the security services. This arrogance - soon to be hubris i fear - makes the skin crawl. And demonstrates still further why sensible regulation of the press - along the lines of existing broadcast media regulation - is long overdue. Just saying.