This will soon be over, Then it is time to transform and move on, to others levels, with other means. It will give more freedom to artists and activists, minorities and small communities. But the richness of the media culture does not depend on access alone. Nor is it only about hearing other, surpressed voices. The public sphere should not be percieved as the political correct zone which is there only to critisize the mainstream.
Media freedom is also about desire to decrease the influence of media alltogether.
Meaningfull communication always carries the dangers of professionalism and pedagogy in it. We should stop speaking on behalf of 'the other' and a free and 'meaning-low' public environment is a good step into that direction. This is in fact a very primitive, Orwellian view on the matter. Voting used to be common in the net community but has virtually disappeared by now. Electronic democracy has got nothing to do with the myth of online-elections.