By Ed Holt, Inter Press Service, 5-5-25 Global press freedom across the world is at a “critical moment,” campaigners have warned, as a major index mapping the state of global press freedom hits an unprecedented low. In the latest edition of the annual press freedom index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which was [...]
By Shannon Najmabadi, washingtonpost.com, 4-23-25 The European Union on April 22 fined Apple and Meta nearly a combined $800 million, and ordered Apple to change aspects of its business model within 60 days over alleged violations of the bloc’s sweeping rules meant to promote digital competition. The European Commission, the E.U.’s executive body, ordered [...]
By Eva Dou and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 4-17-25 Google’s advertising technology unit is an illegal monopoly, a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled April 17, deepening the internet titan’s regulatory woes and raising the specter that it may have to divest itself of a major source of revenue. The decision by U.S. District [...]
By Taylor Telford, washingtonpost.com, 3-21-25 The Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisitions involving companies that continue promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said March 21. “Any businesses that are looking for FCC approval, I would encourage them to get busy ending any sort of their invidious [...]
FOR RELEASE: March 21, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., March 21, 2025 – The Media Institute filed reply comments today with the Federal Communications Commission reaffirming the First Amendment right of broadcasters to employ editorial discretion in their reporting and editing operations. The comments came in response to a complaint [...]
Filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission reaffirming the First Amendment right of broadcasters to employ editorial discretion in their reporting and editing operations. The comments came in response to a complaint filed with the FCC alleging that CBS Broadcasting Inc. had engaged in “news distortion” in its editing of an interview with [...]
By Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3-14-25 President Trump railed against the media on March 14, suggesting some of the actions of the press be deemed illegal and should be investigated. In a speech at the Department of Justice (DOJ), during which Trump railed against people and entities that he claims have targeted him, he said [...]
By Cameron Coats, RadioInk.com, 3-12-25 The FCC has opened a public comment period as part of a broad effort aimed at identifying and eliminating what it describes as unnecessary or outdated regulations within the communications industry. The initiative aligns with a series of executive orders issued by President Trump, directing administrative agencies to reassess [...]
By Sara Fischer, Axios.com, 3-6-25 CBS on March 6 filed two motions to dismiss an amended complaint to the lawsuit filed against it by President Trump before he took office last October. The original lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas, alleges CBS engaged in “voter interference” in its [...]
Legacy Includes Free Speech Week, Emphasis on Emerging Technologies FOR RELEASE: March 6, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., March 6, 2025 – Patrick D. Maines, who headed The Media Institute during an era of transformative changes in technology, corporate restructuring, and competition within the media world, and who remained true [...]