FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks shared his views on a wide range of issues including access to high-speed broadband (his top priority), the future of media diversity, media ownership …
The National Association of Broadcasters and the network affiliate broadcaster associations are giving the FCC a lot to think about when it comes to …
Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Mark Warner …
The Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee has reportedly introduced a package of bills meant to rein in Big Tech by, among other things, requiring …
Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.
A Third-Way Approach to Regulating Facial Recognition Systems
By Stuart N. Brotman
The use of facial recognition systems powered by algorithms and software continues to raise controversy given their potential use by law enforcement and …
Digital COVID Vaccine Passports Should Be Antitrust-Exempt
By Stuart N. Brotman
Our nation’s momentum toward accelerated COVID-19 vaccine distribution is fully apparent. President Joe Biden has publicly urged state …
How California’s Net Neutrality Law Can Inform Federal Digital Privacy Policymaking
By Stuart N. Brotman
One of the major unresolved issues in crafting comprehensive federal digital privacy legislation has carried over …
Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement regarding a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission filed …
Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement regarding the death of long-time Board member Kurt Wimmer: “We are extremely saddened by the passing …
Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on FCC media ownership regulation in …
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.
Justice Dept. Urged To Consider Press Treatment in Police Inquiries
Litigants Should Assume Liability for Seeking Frivolous Prior Restraint
ICYMI - on #WorldPressFreedomDay @rcfp released their latest report based on data from the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, reviewing over 600 press freedom violations - including 438 physical attacks on journalists - in 2020 alone. Find the full report here: https://www.rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Press-Freedom-Tracker-2020_FINAL.pdf
Hopefully will catch most of @EnergyCommerce hearing this morning. Intrigued if potential solutions to affordability focus on direct subsidies for consumers in need or harmful options like rate regulation/caps & limiting eligibility via inflated speeds. https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-broadband-equity-addressing-disparities-in-access-and
Media Institute Celebrates 40th Anniversary
View this short video about the Institute – past, present, future.
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
The Media Institute honored two distinguished awardees at our virtual “Free Speech America” Gala on October 14, 2020: David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation, and Mignon Clyburn, former FCC Commissioner and Acting Chairwoman. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr delivered keynote remarks.
