Luncheon Speakers
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips (right) discussed a number of issues before the Federal Trade Commission, including privacy policy and net neutrality, at a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in …
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
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
End Discrimination Against Digital Billboards
November 27, 2017 | By David L. Hudson, Jr.
Media & Communications Policy Blog
Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.
Conflict and Compromise Await New Congress in Telecom, Media, Tech
By Guest Author Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
A new era of American history begins when the 116th Congress convenes in January 2019 with one of the most …
Free Speech Week: Celebrating, Reflecting
By Richard T. Kaplar
Free Speech Week has always been a time to celebrate freedom of expression. This year, however, perhaps there …
TV Owners Need New Rules To Keep Pace
By Guest Author Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
We are living in the platinum age of television. Consumers are enjoying an abundance of movies, news, sports, and …
Issue Watch
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai is acknowledging that Russia-linked email addresses …
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai did the unveiling Tuesday (Nov. 20) in his monthly blog post on the items the FCC plans to vote …
CNN dropped its lawsuit against the White House on Monday after officials told the network that they would restore …
Richard Kaplar Named Institute President & CEO
New title designated by Board of Trustees at annual meeting.
News Media Should Be Protected From Frivolous Lawsuits, Brief Argues
The Media Institute joined in an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Van Dyke v. Retzlaff.
ICYMI: Richard Kaplar Named Media Institute President & CEO https://t.co/kdfNfdnu91
Congratulations to Rick Kaplar, who will continue to bring strong leadership and new energy to @TheMediaInst. It’s a pleasure to serve with you! https://t.co/LpVslLw7PQ
Richard Kaplar named @TheMediaInst president via @eggerton
https://t.co/qglGb12tyc
See my latest blog: entitled "Muni Broadband’s Ominous Threat to the First Amendment" → https://t.co/8o1W0PUGzF @TheMediaInst #FreeSpeech
October 21-27, 2019
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
