Luncheon Speakers
David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) …
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.
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 …
The Judge Who Holds Key to Future of Media
By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
Federal Judge Richard Leon is not a household name, but he is one of the most powerful men in Washington. As …
Net Neutrality: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?
By Richard T. Kaplar
It’s hard to imagine an issue in today’s media/telecom policy universe that has sparked more controversy or inspired …
Issue Watch
Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr signaled this week he thought reports of the impending death of the…
The House has overwhelmingly (351 to 66) passed the massive defense appropriations bill HR 5515, the National Defense …
Facebook is continuing to try to address the issues around fake news that have put it in the spotlight in Washington, …
‘Defamation by Implication’ Runs Afoul of First Amendment, Media Institute Argues
Institute joins amicus brief to Idaho Supreme Court in Verity v. USA TODAY
Media Institute Supports Right of Public Access to Newly Filed Civil Complaints
Institute joins other media groups in amicus brief to Seventh Circuit in Courthouse News Service v. Brown
NTIA AS David Redl addresses Media Institute luncheon https://t.co/kIXh6GYpVM
I don't usually do original reports over at https://t.co/Xyyr6DCiQG but I did one today. @TheMediaInst
NTIA’s Redl: It’s Premature to Say How the Administration Will Respond to FCC Rulemaking That Implicates ZTE https://t.co/Q3L1ITXSNe https://t.co/L3B1XsOdOA
Thanks to @TheMediaInst for inviting me to address their luncheon today. My remarks: https://t.co/q1m2I4zWHC
October 22-28, 2018
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
