The Media Institute

   

 

      The Media Institute is a nonprofit research foundation specializing in communications policy and First Amendment issues.  The Institute exists to advocate and encourage freedom of speech, a competitive communications industry, and excellence in journalism.

      Founded in 1979, The Media Institute pursues a program agenda that encompasses virtually all sectors of the media, ranging from traditional print, broadcast, and cable outlets to contemporary entrants such as satellite broadcasters and the Internet.

      The Institute publishes books and monographs, prepares regulatory filings and court briefs, convenes conferences, and sponsors a luncheon series in Washington for journalists and communications executives.  In 2000 the Institute launched a multi-year program, the Cornerstone Project, to enhance public awareness of the First Amendment. 

      Since its inception, The Media Institute has been an independent advocate of a robust press and a dynamic communications industry.  The organization has evolved into one of the country’s leading “think tanks” focusing on the First Amendment and communications policy.

      To support the work of the Institute, or for further information, contact Patrick D. Maines, President, The Media Institute, Suite 301, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007.

 

Also of interest from “The Cornerstone Papers” essay series:

 

      “Testing Free Speech in the Crucible of the Real World” by Robert S. Peck.  

 

      “Keeping the First Amendment Alive” by Nat Hentoff.

     

      “The Courts: Keeping Speech Free in Troubled Times” by John Corry.

 

      “America’s Free Press: Now More Than Ever” by Barbara Cochran.

 

      “Good Intentions/Bad Results: The FCC and the Law of Unintended Consequences”

      by Richard E. Wiley. 

 

      “Global Free Expression and the Internet: Three Modest Goals for American Media”

      by Kurt Wimmer.

 

 

      Additional copies of The First Amendment and the Media - 2003 may be ordered at $34.95 each plus $2 shipping and handling (D.C. addresses add 6% sales tax).  Send check payable to The Media Institute to the address below.  Volume discounts are offered on sales of 10 or more copies -- please inquire about rates.

 

      For information about these and other publications contact Publications Department, The Media Institute, Suite 301, 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007.  Call 202-298-7512 or e-mail info@mediainstitute.org.  Information is also available online at www.mediainstitute.org.