Judges Include Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographers FOR RELEASE: Sept. 17, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 17 – A photo contest aimed at amateur enthusiasts will offer photographers new chances to express their creativity as part of this year’s Free Speech Week (FSW). The “Free Speech Everyday” photo contest [...]
FOR RELEASE: Sept. 5, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 5 – Adding to the vitality of this year’s Free Speech Week (FSW) will be a series of original artwork created by noted artist Everett Spruill, founder and director of The Everett Spruill Foundation for the Arts in [...]
FOR RELEASE: August 1, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., August 1, 2014 – Free Speech Week (FSW) will be celebrated this fall from Monday, Oct. 20, through Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, marking its tenth year as the nation’s premier celebration of freedom of speech. Media organizations, universities, schools, [...]
FOR RELEASE: June 26, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., June 26, 2014 – Free speech advocate J. Joshua Wheeler, Esq., has joined The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council, it was announced today by Patrick D. Maines, president of the Institute. Mr. Wheeler is director of The Thomas [...]
FOR RELEASE: February 27, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Feb. 27, 2014 – The Media Institute has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could have disastrous consequences for the U.S. broadcasting industry. The Institute filed a brief in American Broadcasting Companies, [...]
FOR RELEASE: January 29, 2014 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 2014 – First Amendment attorney Greg Lukianoff has joined The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council, it was announced today by Patrick D. Maines, president of the Institute. Mr. Lukianoff is president of the Foundation for Individual [...]
FOR RELEASE: December 12, 2013 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Washington, Dec. 12, 2013 – Antoinette Cook Bush of News Corp was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Media Institute at the board’s annual meeting on Dec. 10. Bush is Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs [...]
FOR RELEASE: November 12, 2013Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Nov. 12 – The Media Institute has filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that has far-reaching consequences for the intellectual property rights of broadcasters. The Institute filed a brief in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. [...]
FCC Head Mignon Clyburn, Attorney Floyd Abrams To Speak at D.C. Event FOR RELEASE: October 21, 2013 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Oct. 21, 2013 – The Media Institute will honor Senator Gordon Smith, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, and Josh Sapan, president and CEO [...]
FOR RELEASE: September 4, 2013 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., Sept. 4 – The heads of two prominent entertainment industry organizations have joined the Free Speech Week Advisory Council, it was announced today by The Media Institute. John Fithian, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners [...]