host: stephen vladeck?uest: the notion that we do not have free press is a notion that most members of the press would debate. one thing we can take some comfort in is how seriously injured list of taken the important -- how important a role information takes in the public. technology has changed the question of how we keep tabs on the government, how we inform ourselves in a ticket and civilized societies. if you read what the newspapers themselves have said about their decisions to publish stories like the wiretapping program, the wikileaks table -- the editor of "the new york times koko has published a series of personal reflections on what kind -- times" has published a series of personal reflections on what kind of questions are asked. there were any number of times when the bush administration, the obama administration tried to stop stories from running, but it was the power of the press that led us to learning about these programs, at least more than what we knew before the press was involved. host: