Bradley Manning Decision

So, I've heard that Bradley Manning has been found guilty of most of the charges he was accused of, although he wasn't found guilty of aiding the enemy, which I suppose is good news.  But the fact that he was found guilty of most of the charges is not good news.  From where I'm sitting, it seems like the press is less and less able to really pry into the deep workings of the government.  This is a drastic reduction of the press' abilities.  While it may seem that news stories are getting more and more invasive, and that nothing is safe, that's not really true.  While it is exceedingly easy to ruin a person's reputation by finding out that they're having an affair, or they said something stupid when they thought they were off the record, doing that isn't the press' key function.  It's too superficial.  What the press should be doing is what Bradley Manning did, and what Snowden is also doing.  Bringing forth the deep, dark secrets of the government.  Without the determination of the press, Watergate would never have happened.  In today's climate, it seems to me that exposing something on that order would not be tolerated.  We may pride ourselves in creating a transparent society, and maybe we have, but the one section of society that most demands it has gone dark.  If the government doesn't need to worry about accountability, we risk losing other freedoms, some of which you might find important.  I don't think this will happen, I think sooner or later someone will make a stand to reinvigorate the press, but I do hope it comes soon.