Donald Trump, the “big thinker” as Peter Dutton has described him, is day by day demonstrating the reverse, showing just how shortsighted he is. Or is he? In his latest assault, he has removed longstanding news organisations from the Pentagon, restricted access to news events for storied news agency Associated Press, seized control of the White House press pool from news organisations, and moved to shut outlets broadcasting Voice of America and Radio Free Asia across our own region. Staff have been furloughed and silenced. Chinese state media has celebrated with glee and will no doubt seek to fill the…