Josh Silver, Executive Director
Josh Silver oversees all programs, campaigns, fundraising and special projects. Josh, who co-founded Free Press in 2002 to engage the American public in media policy, speaks and publishes widely on media and technology issues. Josh was previously campaign manager for the successful Clean Elections in Arizona ballot initiative; director of development for the cultural arm of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; and director of an international youth exchange program. Josh has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and featured in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Salon, C-SPAN and NPR. He blogs regularly at The Huffington Post.
Recent press statements
Comcast's Promises Won't Help Consumers
WASHINGTON -- In response to Comcast’s filing at the Federal Communications Commission on its public interest commitments under its proposed takeover of NBC, Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver said, "Comcast's claims that this merger will benefit consumers are positively Orwellian.
Free Press Echoes Secretary Clinton’s Call for Internet Freedom
WASHINGTON -- In a speech today at the Newseum, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on all nations to maintain a free and open Internet.
Free Press Lauds FCC Media Initiative
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a new initiative to "Examine the Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age."
In the news
Congress to Review FCC Broadband Proposals
John Poirier,
Reuters
U.S. communications regulators submitted to Congress a national broadband plan that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift airwaves to mobile services. The five members of the FCC unanimously approved a summary of the plan that will need action by Congress, the commission and the communications industry to become reality.
FCC Questioned on Its Far-Reaching Plan to Expand Broadband Access
Matt Richtel and Brian Stelter,
New York Times
Federal regulators made public the details of their ambitious policy to encourage the spread of high-speed Internet access. But their 376-page proposal, the National Broadband Plan, was met with a chorus of questions, even from the staunchest advocates of its goals.
FCC Wants More Access to Affordable High-Speed Internet
Paul Davidson and David Lieberman,
USA Today
Federal regulators have unveiled an ambitious plan to bring high-speed Internet service to millions of Americans who can't get it today, while boosting delivery speeds and lowering prices for 200 million current subscribers.
