> "The Guardian wants journalism as a closed club, one where journalists are once again treated as high priests by their flock of readers, who know only what th

> "The Guardian wants journalism as a closed club, one where journalists are once again treated as high priests by their flock of readers, who know only what the corporate media is willing to disclose to them." This matches perfectly my experience when working with journalists and discussing both Assange and any kind of blogging with them. Journalism (and journalists) would love to return to the pre-internet world where only they got to publish things and everyone had to listen to their version of events. Newspapers still haven't found a viable business model: advertising is earning less and less each year. The Guardian's "wikipedia model" is probably the best new attempt, but even that is very flaky and unreliable compared to their pre-internet days. Increasingly, I see the best journalism coming from independent bloggers. And I see support for draconian measures in suppressing "fake news" from large media organisations that would benefit hugely from any government-imposed regulations on publishing.