Much has been said about the freedom of the press in recent weeks.

There have been several important confabs about media freedom, addressed by important industry and legal figures both from within and without Australia (North American accents predominated).

Heads were shaken at seeming attempts to intimidate journalists including raids on the ABC offices and Annika Smethurst’s lingerie but no one, not one Eminent Media Person addressed the issue of self-censorship, particularly in ‘our’ ABC.