Yes The Free Press is a thing of the past.
Yes They have The Free Press cowering in fear of being 'shut down' at any moment.
Maybe Free Press is only being allowed to exist because of an invisible 'Puppet Master' calling all the shots from behind a curtain, reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz.
No They have certainly done a massive amount of barking, but appear to be about as dangerous as a Chihuahua to a Black Bear.
No Like a fart in the wind, they may seem loud, annoying and carry a strong stench about themselves. Yet are actually quite harmless in the end.