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The heyday for journalists seems to be history. Only months ago, the military periodically flew dozens of print reporters, TV crews, pool photographers and sketch artists to Guantanamo Bay from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.Once they landed in the arid heat, they were met by soldiers who shepherded them in buses and a boat across the bay to a press room to watch court proceedings on a big-screen TV. Military public affairs officers stood by to answer questions.At night, the journalists were ferried back across the bay to their Combined Bachelor Quarters, where they shared drinks and conversation before falling into bed.These days, the military press liaisons outnumber the journalists. Only reporters from AP, Reuters and The Miami Herald were present for this week's trial.The reporters don't stay across the bay during the hearings anymore. Now, they sleep in tents erected on a cracked, abandoned airstrip near the two courthouses.

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