No one is controlling the press. I am not sure where you are hearing that, but it's genuinely concerning that you seem to be concerned about things that aren't

No one is controlling the press. I am not sure where you are hearing that, but it's genuinely concerning that you seem to be concerned about things that aren't happening. The government is not blocking any information. It is managing contacts. It wants trust worthy contacts who aren't going to spin things around for financial gain. The actual information related to their policies are accessible again, by people who actually understand the material. Thousands and thousands of scientists from competing organizations observe and consume information from the FDA. There is nothing stopping journalists from seeking out this information and gathering opinions from the employees of these organizations, or professionals in whatever field they're reporting on in general. "Do the right thing." How shallow and means absolutely nothing in the context of this conversation. Please say something a bit more substantial than that. The FDA wants to interact with reporters who don't spin information or misquote members of the FDA for their own gain. That's literally it. What's this "do the right thing" battle cry in reference to again? It's extremely aggravating that this needs to spelled out on this forum these days. PS: Nothing about what the FDA doing is remotely authoritarian. Stop promoting click bait, and furthermore at the very least don't try pathetically defending it.