Media didn't exist in the public debate to begin with. The printing press opened that up. We're realizing with events like the one described in https://en.wikip

Media didn't exist in the public debate to begin with. The printing press opened that up. We're realizing with events like the one described in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller how negatively impactful letting only a select few that are sponsored by the government to be part of the public debate.