Distinguished Media Veteran Patrick Butler Will Be Featured Speaker at Oct. 27 Event FOR RELEASE: August 24, 2026 Contact: Michael O'Reilly 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” Gala [...]

FOR RELEASE: January 28, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Jan. 28, 2026 – The Media Institute’s Communications Forum Luncheon Series will launch its 2026 season on Feb. 25 in Washington, D.C. Headlining the season opener will be Arielle Roth, Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator [...]

FOR RELEASE: January 26, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., Jan. 26, 2026 – A paper released by The Media Institute’s initiative “The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy” examines the FCC’s current and future role in American communications from the perspective of FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty. [...]

FOR RELEASE: January 7, 2026 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8986 Vienna, Va., Jan. 7, 2026 – Richard E. Wiley, who has chaired The Media Institute’s Board of Trustees with distinction for more than 30 years, will step down from that position on Jan. 31, 2026. The Media Institute’s Board of Trustees has [...]

FOR RELEASE: December 15, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., December 15, 2025 – A new book by Stuart N. Brotman examines the unprecedented threats facing the First Amendment today and demonstrates that even in highly polarized times, common ground is still possible when we return to America’s core [...]

FOR RELEASE: December 10, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8986 Vienna, Va., Dec. 10, 2025 – Richard T. Kaplar, who joined The Media Institute in 1981 and rose to become only the third President and CEO in its history, has announced he will step down on Jan. 31, 2026. The Institute’s [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]