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, [...]
Gary Shapiro of CTA and Hans Vestberg of Verizon To Be Honored; FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty Will Be Featured Speaker FOR RELEASE: October 14, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 14, 2025 – Two chief executives from the worlds of media and professional sports will present awards at The Media [...]
FOR RELEASE: September 4, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., September 4, 2025 – The Media Institute today named long-time media executive and government official Patrick Butler as its inaugural James Madison Fellow. On a variety of platforms, and through interviews with leading journalists, political figures, media executives, historians, and other [...]
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty Will Be Featured Speaker at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: July 17, 2025 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., July 17, 2025 – The Media Institute will honor Hans Vestberg of Verizon and Gary Shapiro of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) at its annual “Free Speech America” Gala [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: October 28, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 28, 2024 – The Media Institute will honor renowned First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams and veteran media executive Patrick Butler at its annual “Free Speech America” Gala [...]
Floyd Abrams, Patrick Butler, and Richard E. Wiley To Be Honored; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Be Featured Speaker FOR RELEASE: October 11, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 11, 2024 – Two well-known television personalities will present awards at The Media Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala on Oct. 29 [...]