In his first major speech of the new year, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to "expand broadband lines across America" as part of his national economic recovery plan. Help get every American online in 2009 at InternetforEveryone.org

Make this the year America commits to connecting everyone to a fast, open and affordable Internet. Add your voice now at InternetforEveryone.org

From landmark victories for the open Internet to pushing media issues into the election spotlight, it's been quite a year for media reform -- and for Free Press. Help seize an historic opportunity in 2009 by making a contribution to the Free Press Action Fund.

A montage of some of President Barack Obama's past statements on his plans for the FCC, media and Internet policy.

INNOVATION: one of the four key principles of a national broadband plan for America. Join the conversation at InternetforEveryone.org

From Barack Obama's November 14, 2007 speech in Mountain View, California. Help make Net Neutrality the law at SavetheInternet.com

In his December 6 YouTube address, President-elect Barack Obama outlined plans to "renew America's information superhighway" and invest in 21st century broadband infrastructure to restore our economic competitiveness.

From ThinkProgress.org: On ABC’s This Week roundtable, conservative columnist George Will claimed that the economy may only be suffering from a “financial problem” while the rest of the economy is performing “rather well.”

In 2007, mainstream pundits laughed repeatedly at analysts like Peter Schiff -- who accurately predicted America's current economic woes. And some pundits are still claiming that America's overall economy is "doing rather well.”

From restricting private Internet access to blocking searches for politically volatile keywords, Good Magazine looks at the current state of Internet censorship around the globe -- and the surprising role played by many U.S. firms.

Fox News' Neil Cavuto and Ben Stein get into a "screamathon" over the government's economic bailout plans -- just as Americans need real journalism and debate most. (Hat tip to CrooksandLiars.com)

This week's Media Minutes podcast looks at shock jocks and toxic smears -- like Michael Savage's recent claim that the Obama administration will conduct a "wholesale firing of competent white men" and "stir up a race war."

Arianna Huffington asks Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the priorities for America's new "Chief Technology Officer" in the Obama administration.

Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore expresses his support for Net Neutrality in a November 9 interview with Digg's Kevin Rose.

MSNBC counts down the ten "most ridiculous" news stories from campaign 2008. A case study of how hyper-commercial "junk news" can trivialize our democracy.

Tim Karr of FreePress.net talks about the FCC's historic vote on whether to open up unused "white spaces." This spectrum could be used to provide affordable wireless Internet access across America.

Attack ads may be bad news for our democracy -- but Big Media companies are laughing all the way to the bank, raking in $3 billion in political ads this season.

Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott talks about the vital importance of the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming November 4 vote on "white spaces."

Link TV's "Global Pulse" looks at how media around the world covered the U.S. presidential debates.

One activist's take on Big Media's reign of error -- starring Rupert Murdoch!