FOR RELEASE: April 5, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., April 5 – 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 of our good friend Kurt Wimmer. He was a member [...]
FOR RELEASE: April 1, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., April 1 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on FCC media ownership regulation in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project: “The Media Institute applauds the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision [...]
Former FCC Commissioner Also Joins First Amendment Advisory Council FOR RELEASE: March 31, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., March 31, 2020 – Michael O’Rielly, whose career as a public servant in Washington spanned more than three decades and included service in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, [...]
FOR RELEASE: February 23, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., February 23, 2021 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement regarding a letter from two House members to several media companies: “The letter from two members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee to several [...]
FOR RELEASE: January 2, 2021 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., January 2, 2021 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement on the passing of Richard Bates of The Walt Disney Co.: “Richard Bates was a valued member of The Media Institute’s Board of Trustees from [...]
FOR RELEASE: December 9, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., December 9, 2020 – Digital advertising has fueled the explosive growth in Internet content including news and information, and thus plays a significant role in furthering First Amendment principles of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. That is [...]
FOR RELEASE: December 1, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., December 1, 2020 – Media Institute President Richard T. Kaplar issued the following statement in response to the announcement by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that he plans to depart the FCC on Jan. 20, 2021: “FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will [...]
Celebration Moves Online to Greater Degree During Pandemic FOR RELEASE: October 19, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 19, 2020 – Free Speech Week (FSW) kicks off Monday, Oct. 19, and will continue through Sunday, Oct. 25. Media groups, schools, universities, and community groups will use this week to [...]
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Is Featured Speaker at Oct. 14 Virtual Event FOR RELEASE: October 12, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., October 12, 2020 – The Media Institute will bestow awards on David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president of Comcast Corporation, and Mignon Clyburn, former FCC commissioner and [...]
Former FCC Official Mignon Clyburn and David L. Cohen of Comcast To Be Honored FOR RELEASE: September 8, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., September 8, 2020 – A life-long civil rights defender and an industry leader in building Spanish-language media will present awards at The Media Institute’s “Free Speech [...]
