And we also saw journalists at their best -- especially those who took the time to wade upstream through the torrent of digital rumors to chase down leads and verify facts and painstakingly put the pieces together to inform, and to educate, and to tell stories that demanded to be told.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner

There is an immediate power imbalance, in that readers are unable to verify what they are being told, and that leads to abuse.

NEWYORKER: No Secrets