The FCC just took a big step forward for Net Neutrality with the announcement of FCC Chair Julius Genachowski's plans to expand the rules to protect a free and open Internet. Genachowski's announcement comes as a breath of fresh air in a Washington policy environment that has long stagnated under the influence of a powerful phone and cable lobby. more»

The FCC is being asked to investigate broadcasters that have banned musicians who support the Performance Rights Act from their playlists. And the St. Paul Neighborhood Network is helping people to create media messages that matter to their communities.

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WASHINGTON -- Today, at an FCC oversight hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) stated his support for Net Neutrality. Rep. Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced that he will be added as a cosponsor to the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (H.R.

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, more than 50 civil rights, public interest and grassroots organizations sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and congressional leaders supporting Mark Lloyd, the associate general counsel and chief diversity officer of the FCC, and the agency's longstanding mission to promote localism, diversity and competition in the media.

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Switch on cable news or tune in to talk radio and fear comes wafting in. It's a fear that's laced with paranoia, stoked by misinformation and prejudice and fed to millions of people via powerful media. But most of all, it's a fear of the changes that an overwhelming majority of Americans called for when they stepped into voting booths last November. more»

DENVER -- On Wednesday night, Free Press, SaveTheNews.org and IWantMyRocky.com will bring together concerned citizens, journalists, lawmakers and community leaders to discuss the future of news in Denver and beyond.

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On Wednesday, Free Press’ SaveTheNews.org campaign is hosting a free community forum in Denver, Colo., to bring together concerned citizens, journalists, policymakers and community leaders to discuss what policies we need — and what actions we can take — to support quality journalism. more»

Privacy watchdogs want Congress and the FTC to create a system that would keep online marketing tactics transparent, accountable and respectful of user privacy. And following an investigation by the newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Pentagon was forced to terminate a journalist profiling program that rated reporters based on their likelihood of giving the military friendly coverage.

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That Fox News Channel lets pundits like Glenn Beck use its media megaphone to stir up hatred and fear of others is beyond all common sense or decency. But Fox News is not alone. Unfortunately, this kind of rant is endemic to a media system that cares about ratings far more than about the truth. more»

WASHINGTON -- Van Jones, an adviser to the Obama administration and a former Free Press board member, resigned from his White House post after being ruthlessly attacked for weeks in a smear campaign started by Fox News pundit Glenn Beck. Beck, who has also called President Obama a "racist," targeted Jones for his background in environmental and civil rights activism.

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