There was a time when publishing information required a printing press, a broadcast licence, or a newsroom.
News organisations served as the gatekeepers of information, deciding what stories deserved public attention and how they should be presented.
Today, all of that has changed. A smartphone, an internet connection, and a social media account are enough to turn anyone into a publisher.
A witness to an accident can livestream events before journalists arrive on the scene.
The barriers to publishing have disappeared. This democratisation of information is one of the most significant transformations in modern media history.
