I salute all Guyanese media practitioners. This includes those who may not have matched up well to the hallowed label of principled press professional. There is no value in disparaging those who fail to make the mark; it is more wholesome, if all are to grow, that we learn from each other-writers, readers, publishers, and reporters-as we seek to exemplify how we can be better, and gently so. I do so at this time when press freedom is under attack, when its vaunted independence is found fault with, causes great leadership disruptions. I start with His Excellency, President Ali.