Luncheon Speakers
Senator Gordon Smith, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, discusses the importance of local broadcast coverage, the uncivil nature of much social media dialogue, and retransmission consent impasses …
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
Foreword by Floyd Abrams
The Internet’s Enduring Free Speech Legacy
April 18, 2019 | By Guest Authors: Stuart N. Brotman and Shiela Hawkins
Old Tools in Different Hands: Speech Regulation on Campus
September 27, 2018 | By Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein
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
Media & Communications Policy Blog
Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.
The Price of Privacy on the Potomac
By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
In case you haven’t noticed, privacy – meaning the protection of your personal data and information – is all the …
Don’t Let Huawei Control 5G
By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
President Trump has taken a firm stand against Huawei, the Chinese telecom behemoth – and for good reason. …
Broadcasting Today: Energized by Innovation
By Guest Author Gordon Smith
There is a saying that goes, “Everybody has a story to tell.” My own NAB Show story began a decade ago – almost to this day …
Issue Watch
A politically divided FCC voted Wednesday (July 10) to give broadcasters more flexibility in providing educational/…
In a victory for drug companies and marketers, a federal district judge has vacated a Trump Administration rule …
Privacy groups are warning the Federal Trade Commission about not taking the right steps to rein in YouTube if it finds …
Recent Court Briefs, Letters
The Institute participated with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other media groups recently in the following letter and friend-of-the-court brief:
Letter to Environmental Protection Agency
EPA’s Rule Changes Would Undermine Freedom of Information Act
ALDF v. Reynolds
Statute Outlawing Undercover Investigations Is Unconstitutional
Statute Outlawing Undercover Investigations Is Unconstitutional https://t.co/llLywyLkdW
The Media Institute will honor two distinguished awardees at our “Free Speech America” Gala on October 7, 2019: Fred Ryan, Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, and Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group. FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks will deliver keynote remarks. Reservation information coming soon … mark your calendar now!
2018 ‘Free Speech America’ Gala Honoring Chris Wallace and Cathy Hughes
October 21-27, 2019
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
