FOR RELEASE: December 5, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Dec. 5, 2025 – Two distinguished leaders in the media industry, Kathleen Kirby of Wiley Rein LLP and Heidi Raphael of Beasley Media Group, have been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Media Institute. Kathleen Kirby has been a [...]
By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 12-4-25 The New York Times sued the Defense Department over its press policy prohibiting journalists from soliciting any information not explicitly authorized for release by the government. In a complaint filed Thursday morning (Dec. 4) in federal district court in Washington, the Times alleged that the press rules violated the [...]
By Dominic Patten, Deadline.com, 11-28-25 The White House has taken its displeasure with the media online, launching a new page on its website Nov. 28 that features the “Media Offender of the Week.” Promising to chronicle a “record of the media’s false and misleading stories flagged by The White House,” the page also offers [...]
By Naomi Nix, washingtonpost.com, 11-18-25 A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to force Meta to divest its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the government hadn’t made its case that the Facebook owner is an illegal monopoly. In his ruling Nov. 18, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg in D.C. [...]
By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 11-13-25 Seven former members of the Federal Communications Commission are petitioning the agency to repeal its policy prohibiting broadcasters from distorting the news, arguing that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has improperly wielded it to counter material critical of President Donald Trump. The group, composed of former commissioners and chairmen appointed [...]
By George Winslow, tvtechnology.com, 10-28-25 Despite the government shutdown, the Federal Communications Commission has passed, with some revisions, a previously announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the agency believes will accelerate the nation’s ongoing transition to NextGen TV aka ATSC 3.0. Commissioners unanimously approved the NPRM. It continues the agency’s longstanding market-driven, voluntary approach, [...]
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: October 28, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Oct. 28, 2025 – The Media Institute will honor technology industry leader and First Amendment advocate Gary Shapiro and former Verizon chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg at its annual [...]
Stuart N. Brotman Cites Need for Accountability Without Government Intervention FOR RELEASE: October 22, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Oct. 22, 2025 – A major White Paper released today by The Media Institute’s Madison Project suggests that one way to help reverse the public’s plummeting trust in the media may [...]
Annual Celebration Promotes Free Speech and Free Press FOR RELEASE: October 20, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Oct. 20, 2025 – Free Speech Week (FSW) kicks off today, Monday, Oct. 20, and will continue through Sunday, Oct. 26. This national event will be an opportunity for media groups, schools, universities, [...]
Gary Shapiro of CTA and Hans Vestberg of Verizon To Be Honored; FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty Will Be Featured Speaker FOR RELEASE: October 14, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 14, 2025 – Two chief executives from the worlds of media and professional sports will present awards at The Media [...]