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Luncheon Speakers

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez discussed changes in how people consume news and the FCC’s potential role in regulating aspects of news-delivery technology. She stressed the … Read More »

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Issue Watch

Senate Poised To Pass Biggest Tech Regulation in Decades

After months of negotiations, senators announced Feb. 15 that a sprawling bill to expand protections for children online had secured more than 60 … Read More »

AI Companies Agree To Limit Election ‘Deepfakes’ but Fall Short of Ban

Leading artificial intelligence companies are planning to sign an “accord” committing to developing tech to identify, label, and control AI-generated images, videos, … Read More »

House Passes Law Protecting Journalists From Government Overreach

Broadcasters are finding they increasingly have the government’s backing when it comes to promoting the importance of local news and information. The House … Read More »

Media & Communications Policy Blog

Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.

Threats on Campuses Need To Be Dealt With Directly
By Stuart N. Brotman

The recent explosive congressional hearing with presidents from among some of the nation’s most elite universities – Harvard, MIT, and the University of … Read More »

Henry Kissinger: RIP for America’s First TV Diplomat
By Stuart N. Brotman

“Hang up the phone and come by my office now so we can chat.” Whenever I heard those words in that familiar German-inflected low register … Read More »

Why Self-Regulation Is Best for Artificial Intelligence
By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.

As the Biden Administration seeks to get its arms around the global phenomenon that is artificial intelligence, it should recognize a few realities. … Read More »

Media Institute Announces Charter Members of Steering Committee for The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy

FOR RELEASE: February 19, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., February 19, 2024 – The Media Institute has announced the charter members of the [...]

The Madison Project Releases First Policy Paper: ‘Media Outlets: The Bedrock of Our Democracy’ by Curtis LeGeyt

FOR RELEASE: February 6, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., February 6, 2024 – The Media Institute’s major new initiative “The Madison Project: Free [...]

First Amendment Litigator and Scholar Floyd Abrams To Chair Steering Committee of The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy

FOR RELEASE: November 27, 2023 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., November 27, 2023 – Noted First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, long-time member of The Media [...]

Law & Policy

The Institute participated with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other media groups recently in the following friend-of-the-court briefs and letter.

U.S. v. Team Finance

Intervention by Media Outlets To Challenge Access Restrictions Is Essential

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Amin v. Winslow

Physician’s Public-Official Status Is Key Under California Anti-SLAPP Law

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Sullivan v. University of Washington

Identities of State University Committee Members Should Be Public

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Digital Media Center

Digital Media Center Partners With Parks Associates

Parks Associates will announce its schedule of 2024 “Future of Video” conferences soon. Stay tuned!

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Executive Brief: Streaming Video Services: Beyond the Tipping Point > CLICK HERE

Dick Wiley receiving the EMF Lifetime Achievement Award

TMI Board Chairman Dick Wiley (right) received the 2023 Edward F. McLaughlin Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) at the Plaza Hotel in New York on March 6, 2023. Pictured with Dick is BFOA Chairman Scott Herman.

(photo: Wendy Moger-Bross)

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Free Speech Week is a yearly, non-partisan celebration of the value of free speech and expression.

October 21-27, 2024

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2023 ‘FREE SPEECH AMERICA’ GALA

The Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala took place on October 19, 2023, at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. We honored Bob Woodward with our Freedom of Speech Award and Michael Powell with our American Horizon Award.