Just to clarify on my own position a bit, I don't think freedom of the press or freedom of speech are overrated at all, I think the institutions themselves are

Just to clarify on my own position a bit, I don't think freedom of the press or freedom of speech are overrated at all, I think the institutions themselves are overrated and run by corrupt people. The freedoms themselves are essential - without them, it would be corrupt people with an absolute monopoly on the media.