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The article looks at attempted government reform of the newspaper industry in Great Britain, discussing concessions made by the government in October 2013 around fees for lodging complaints against newspapers and newspapers' codes of conduct.

The author comments on attempts made by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to stifle journalists. The Obama administration has declared that its critics at Fox News Channel are not real journalists, and that Fox is not a legitimate news organization. A similar attempt was experienced by some student journalists in Cook County, Illinois who have come under fire from prosecutors who are not happy with their habit of turning up evidence that defendants have been wrongly convicted.

The author comments on an incident in which Shepard Fairey used a photograph from the Associated Press for his "Obama Hope" poster and other merchandise. The author says that Fairey did not seek to obtain a license and violated copyright. He relates that Fairey is asserting about using the photograph as a new product through editing it. But the author argues that journalism is not free because it needs resources to obtain information in the first place.

Examines an evolution in White House briefings. How the once preserve of big-name reporters and networks has become a political stage where a growing number of activists and bloggers participate; Acceleration of the trend following C-SPAN broadcasts of the briefings in their entirety which has drawn more fringe journalists seeking to express their point of view; Belief of former Clinton press secretary, Joe Lockhart, that the changes have made the briefing more of a show than about information; How they gain access to the briefings; Consideration of new restraints by the White House.

Presents an update on the media sector as of June 22, 2001.