Luncheon Speakers
White House Counsel Don McGahn outlined the Administration’s priorities for regulatory reform at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on July 12. He noted that some …
First Amendment Trends
A collection of timely articles and essays on current developments by members of The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council.
The First Amendment: Rock Star of the American Constitution
October 18, 2017 | Foreword by Floyd Abrams
Wearing Political Messages Inside a Polling Place
May 1, 2018 | By Rodney Smolla
The Epistemic and Moral Dimensions of Fake News and the First Amendment
March 28, 2018 | By Ashley Messenger
End Discrimination Against Digital Billboards
November 27, 2017 | By David L. Hudson, Jr.
Supporting the First Amendment: More Than Just Talk?
November 15, 2017 | By Robert Corn-Revere
Media & Communications Policy Blog
Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.
Speaking Up for a Free Press
By Richard T. Kaplar
Something quite remarkable – unprecedented, actually – is scheduled to take place on Aug. 16. More than 100 …
The Continuing Leadership of the U.S. in Global Net Vitality
By Guest Author Stuart N. Brotman
Regardless of your political leanings, the just-released report by the Telecommunications Research and Policy …
Time To Review Kid Vid Regulations
By Richard T. Kaplar
Under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission has made some remarkable strides in reviewing …
Issue Watch
The U.S. Department of Justice has given a heads up on its plans to appeal the June U.S. District …
The battle lines are drawn in the fight over net neutrality, at least in terms of the court schedule …
The Washington region’s transit system can bar religious messages on its buses and trains and …
Chris Wallace of ‘FOX News Sunday’ and Cathy Hughes of Urban One To Receive Honors at Media Institute Friends & Benefactors Awards Banquet
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 24 Event
Media Institute Urges Release of District Court Trial Videotapes
Institute joins other media groups in amicus brief to Ninth Circuit in Perry v. Hollingsworth
US Senate passes resolution with unanimous consent by voice vote that “affirms that the press is not the enemy of the people” and “reaffirms the vital and indispensable role that the free press serves” and “condemns the attacks on the institution of the free press.”
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All journalists want to do is get you the facts you need to make informed decisions about your life and your community. Constant attacks from all quarters are harmful and hurtful to us, certainly, but as much so to you, the people we’re trying to serve. https://t.co/2ARNkC0VJ4
"The ultimate response in defense of a free press is in the work that simply proves critics wrong." @genefac #FreePress
2"The Media Institute is an unabashed supporter of a free press." From our blog post, "Speaking Up for a Free Press" https://t.co/UStIDWdD2Z
October 22-28, 2018
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
