FOR RELEASE: April 8, 2022 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., April 8 – The latest book by Media Institute Distinguished Fellow Stuart N. Brotman offers unique perspectives on the meaning of the First Amendment as seen through the eyes of a “who’s who” of contemporary First Amendment icons. The [...]
FOR RELEASE: March 16, 2022 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., March 16 – The Media is joining in the celebration of Sunshine Week 2022, taking place March 13 to 19. Sunshine Week is the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information, coordinated by the News Leaders Association. Participating [...]
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Are Top Trends Profiled in New ‘Primer’ FOR RELEASE: February 18, 2022 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., February 18 – Among a new array of technologies destined to have a profound impact on the media industry, two stand out in 2022: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. [...]
FOR RELEASE: January 19, 2022 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., January 19, 2022 – As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into 2022, The Media Institute’s Digital Media Center today released publicly for the first time its insightful analysis of post-pandemic digital media trends published in mid-2021. The White Paper is [...]
FOR RELEASE: December 17, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., December 17, 2021 – Keith R. Murphy, senior vice president for government relations and regulatory counsel for ViacomCBS Inc., has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Media Institute, it was announced today by Institute President Richard T. [...]
‘The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder’ Offers Lessons for Today FOR RELEASE: November 4, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., November 4, 2021 – A new book by noted First Amendment attorney Robert Corn-Revere takes a wide-ranging look at how censors have operated since the [...]
FOR RELEASE: October 26, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 26, 2021 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he intends to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel as Chair of the Federal Communications Commission and Gigi Sohn as an [...]
FOR RELEASE: October 22, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 22, 2021 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement in response to the announcement by NCTA executive Rob Stoddard that he plans to retire on Jan. 3, 2022: “Rob Stoddard will be sorely missed, not [...]
Featured Speaker Senator Gordon Smith of NAB To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award FOR RELEASE: October 19, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 19, 2021 – The Media Institute will bestow awards on William E. Kennard, chairman of the board of AT&T Inc., Norah O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of [...]
Programs Will Bring First Amendment to New Audiences in Washington, New York FOR RELEASE: October 15, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 15, 2021 – To mark the start of Free Speech Week (FSW) on Monday, Oct. 18, The Media Institute announced today that it intends to partner with [...]