Luncheon Speakers
Meredith Attwell Baker, president and CEO of CTIA, discusses developments in wireless technology, spectrum issues, and 5G wireless at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on …
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.
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 …
Campaign To Break Big Tech Is Regulatory Overkill
By Guest Author Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
When Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) first went on the warpath against big banks, she captured the …
Who Will Keep the Sun Shining?
By Richard T. Kaplar
The news media’s annual celebration of Sunshine Week, which takes place March 10-16, has always called to mind …
Issue Watch
The House voted Wednesday (April 10) 232 to 190 (with one Republican voting aye) to pass the Democrat-backed Save the …
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Children’s Television Act, wants to extend and expand those regulations to better …
After over nine hours of debate, mostly failed amendments, and delays, legislation that would re-regulate internet access …
Recent Court Briefs
The Institute participated with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other amici in two friend-of-the-court briefs:
Arkansas Times v. Waldrip
Certification Requirement Compromises Editorial Independence
Toll v. Gilman
Applicability of State Shield Law to Online News Sites
From our #FirstAmendment Trends: The Internet's Enduring #FreeSpeech Legacy by @stuartnbrotman and Shiela Watkins https://t.co/dLy8rUaPrA
Thanks, @AjitPaiFCC for noting the day-by-day, remarkable public service of local radio & TV #NABshow
From our blog, "Broadcasting Today: Energized by Innovation" by guest author Gordon Smith of @nabtweets https://t.co/e6g44ybQge
October 21-27, 2019
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
