As for Leveson's distinction between state regulation and state "underpinning," Cowburn says, "Either the press is free of state intervention or it is not. Even 'light' statutory regulation could easily be revisited, toughened and potentially abused once the principle of no government control of the press is breached."
En cuanto a la distinción de Leveson entre regulación estatal y "sustento" estatal Cowburn dice: "O la prensa es libre de intervención estatal o no lo es. Incluso una regulación legal "liviana" podría fácilmente ser revisada, reforzada y potencialmente abusada una vez que el principio de no control gubernamental de la prensa es violado."