Plan to gag the press

Gag the press. Silence the critics. That was the Gillard government’s agenda when they established the recent press enquiry -the Finkelstein- Ricketson enquiry. Now why do some politicians think that they have any role to play in the regulating press ethics? Don't they realise that this offends a fundamental constitutional principle?
These politicians should be looking at their own ethical standards. But the really extraordinary thing is that there are some journalism academics who agree with a government authority regulating the press. Perhaps they’re eyeing jobs on the authority?
Rather than supporting government regulating press ethics, it seems some academics should be looking at their own ethical standards.
And why did the well paid consultants let the enquiry get it so wrong about the Press Council?