A dozen years ago, there was a film called "Slaves of New York." That's what some of the journalists covering the World Economic Forum felt like, crammed in cramped, overcrowded newsrooms and also barred from actually attending the event they were there to report on. Many in the working press were only allowed to follow the proceedings on TV screens in a press center set up in an adjoining hotel. The Earth Times, which denounced the practice and petitioned to be allowed access, says it was banned for its complaints. It countered with a headline screaming "Media Apartheid!" and is now suing the WEF for defamation and libel in connection with these goings-on.