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Freedom Forum Trustee Barbara Wall and Political Strategist Mo Elleithee To Present Awards at Media Institute’s ‘Free Speech America’ Gala on Oct. 27

Jan Neuharth, Chair & CEO of Freedom Forum, and Jack Abernethy, CEO of FOX Television Stations, To Be Honored FOR RELEASE: October 13, 2026 Contact: Michael O’Rielly The Media Institute 202-412-3892 McLean, Va., October 13, 2026 – The Media Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala, honoring Jan Neuharth, Chair and CEO of Freedom Forum, and [...]

By |2026-10-12T14:26:37-04:00October 13th, 2026|Press Releases|0 Comments

Media Institute Announces Freedom Forum Chair Jan Neuharth And FOX Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy Will Receive Awards at ‘Free Speech America’ Gala

Distinguished Media Veteran Patrick Butler Will Be Featured Speaker at Oct. 27 Event FOR RELEASE: August 24, 2026 Contact: Michael O'Rielly The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., August 24, 2026 – The Media Institute will honor Jan Neuharth of Freedom Forum and Jack Abernethy of FOX Television Stations at its annual “Free Speech America” [...]

By |2026-10-09T13:56:17-04:00August 24th, 2026|Press Releases|Comments Off on Media Institute Announces Freedom Forum Chair Jan Neuharth And FOX Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy Will Receive Awards at ‘Free Speech America’ Gala

Civil Rights Statutes Should Not Be Misused To Constrain Journalism

The Media Institute was pleased to join an amicus brief led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other amici filed with the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (U.S. v. Lemon and Fort). The brief aggressively supports motions by Don Lemon and Georgia Fort to dismiss superseding indictments on First [...]

By |2026-08-24T13:12:07-04:00August 24th, 2026|Law & Policy|Comments Off on Civil Rights Statutes Should Not Be Misused To Constrain Journalism

TMI Joins a Whale of a Defamation Debate

The Media Institute joined an amicus brief (led by the Reporters Committee and other amici) that was filed in late January with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Bean Maine Lobster, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation). The brief supports the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation in its challenge to a Maine District [...]

By |2026-02-06T17:46:55-04:00February 6th, 2026|Law & Policy|Comments Off on TMI Joins a Whale of a Defamation Debate
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