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Communications Forum Luncheon Series Kicks Off 2026 Season In February With NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth
FOR RELEASE: January 28, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Jan. 28, 2026 – The Media Institute’s Communications Forum Luncheon Series will launch its 2026 [...]
Comm. Olivia Trusty Looks at FCC’s Role in America’s Communications Future In ‘Conversations of Note’ Paper for Media Institute’s Madison Project
FOR RELEASE: January 26, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Jan. 26, 2026 – A paper released by The Media Institute’s initiative “The Madison Project: [...]
Richard E. Wiley To Step Down as Media Institute Board Chairman; Prominent Media Attorney Kathleen A. Kirby Named Successor
FOR RELEASE: January 7, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8986 Vienna, Va., Jan. 7, 2026 – Richard E. Wiley, who has chaired The Media Institute’s Board of [...]
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.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
2025 ‘FREE SPEECH AMERICA’ GALA
The Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala took place on October 29, 2025, at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. We honored Gary Shapiro with our Freedom of Speech Award and Hans Vestberg with our American Horizon Award. The evening’s Featured Speaker was FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty. Institute Board Chairman Richard E. Wiley was the Master of Ceremonies.
Gary Shapiro
Consumer Technology Association
Freedom of Speech Awardee
Hans Vestberg
Verizon
American Horizon Awardee
Olivia Trusty
FCC Commissioner
Featured Speaker
Richard E. Wiley
Wiley Rein LLP
Master of Ceremonies
Free Speech Week is a yearly, non-partisan celebration of the value of free speech and expression.
Patrick D. Maines
President Emeritus, The Media Institute
1943 – 2025
A Tribute to Media Institute Board Chairman Richard E. Wiley
Recipient of The Media Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award
October 29, 2024