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Media Institute Will Honor Floyd Abrams, Patrick Butler, Richard E. Wiley at ‘Free Speech America’ Gala in Washington
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: October 28, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 28, 2024 [...]
TV Host Dan Abrams and PBS Journalist Judy Woodruff To Present Awards at Media Institute’s ‘Free Speech America’ Gala on Oct. 29
Floyd Abrams, Patrick Butler, and Richard E. Wiley To Be Honored; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Be Featured Speaker FOR RELEASE: October 11, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute [...]
Media Institute’s Madison Project Publishes Practical Guide To Give Voters Media Literacy Tools for Upcoming Elections
FOR RELEASE: October 8, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 8, 2024 – The Media Institute’s Madison Project has released a guide to help voters [...]
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.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
2024 ‘FREE SPEECH AMERICA’ GALA
The Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala took place on October 29, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. We honored Floyd Abrams with our Freedom of Speech Award and Patrick Butler with our American Horizon Award. Institute Board Chairman Richard E. Wiley received The Media Institute Lifetime Achievement Award. The evening’s Featured Speaker was FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez.
Floyd Abrams
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Freedom of Speech Awardee
Patrick Butler
APTS President & CEO
American Horizon Awardee
Richard E. Wiley
Wiley Rein LLP
Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Dan Abrams
Television and Radio Host
Freedom of Speech Presenter
Judy Woodruff
PBS News Hour
American Horizon Presenter
Anna Gomez
FCC Commissioner
Featured Speaker
A Tribute to Media Institute Board Chairman Richard E. Wiley
Recipient of The Media Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award
October 29, 2024