Internet activists cheered as the Senate slapped down an attempt to destroy the FCC’s Open Internet rules. And who is going to save local news? Journalism education programs, according to a report from the New America Foundation.

A group of AT&T shareholders is asking the company to commit to Net Neutrality principles on its wireless broadband network. The FCC announced it will move toward digitizing public files and improving program-reporting requirements for broadcasters. And President Obama has nominated two new FCC commissioners.

After three weeks of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the establishment media are beginning to pick up the story. But increased airtime doesn’t necessarily equal quality reporting. And a new paper says that Net Neutrality generates economic benefits for consumers — as much as $5,600 per user, per year.

Free Press filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet rules. And Black Voices for Internet Freedom is a new coalition of local and national organizations and leaders focused on keeping the Internet open and free from discrimination.

Over the last few weeks, more than 80 Free Press advocates from across the country met with legislators and their staffs to voice the public’s perspective on media issues like the AT&T-T-Mobile merger, Net Neutrality and community media.

A House subcommittee votes along party lines to give phone and cable companies unrestricted power to restrict free speech and block services like online video and audio. And the National Radio Project illuminates social justice issues and gives a voice to perspectives often excluded from mainstream news.

NPR's decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams unleashed an attack on all federal funding for public media by a handful of politicians and commentators. But what the public really needs is to defend – not defund – public media. And members of the disability community in the Bay Area spoke out for Net Neutrality in a letter to the FCC.

The U.S. Postal Service’s recent proposal to hike postal rates has small print publications and news outlets worried for their future. And a deal between Google and Verizon could mark the beginning of the end of the Internet as we know it.

The National Congress of American Indians passed a resolution in support of Net Neutrality and the efforts of the FCC to reestablish its authority to regulate the broadband industry. Finland declared broadband access a legal right for its citizens. And the DISH satellite network is suing the FCC over a legal requirement to carry HD public broadcasting

The FCC opened a new proceeding for public comment on restoring its authority to regulate broadband providers, but have been holding secret meetings with phone and cable companies to discuss a legislative compromise. And public interest and consumer groups filed a petition to deny the Comcast-NBC merger.