The match ain't over
Yes, of course the government is stronger: Always has been. And every politician has tried to manipulate and control the media. But what is being put forward by the Republicans now isn't just about the way they've whipped the press into submission. It is also about the clamp-down on the availability of information for the citizens. The FOIA is now just a rapidly fading memory.
I hit this point recently. I'm just not willing to throw in the towel.