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Capturing Media Behaving Badly

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:46:32 -0500

Full article: Personal Democracy Forum
Nancy Scola
Free Press has launched MediaFail.com, an experiment in online participatory advocacy. The way Free Press' Media Fail site works is that anyone can submit a video clip of the potentially offending news story or a text link to an egregious print piece.

Report Details Long History of Government Support of Journalism

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:52:57 -0500

WASHINGTON -- A new report released today examines the history of the U.S. government's role in subsidizing the gathering and distribution of news and information.

Free Press Lauds FCC Media Initiative

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:03:37 -0500

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."

Study Pushes for Net Neutrality, New Journalism Models

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:45:46 -0400

Full article: IDG News Service
Grant Gross
The government should advance an "ambitious" plan for universal broadband availability and should ensure that broadband networks are open to all content and applications, according to a new study on public information needs in the digital age. The wide-ranging study calls for new ideas to share news and information, even as the traditional newspaper industry appears near death.

Broadband Openness Key to Information-Sharing

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:04 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Universal broadband and an open Internet are essential to information gathering and dissemination in a world where citizen journalists and bloggers will have an increasingly important role, dead-tree media are transforming into Internet enterprises, and government will open itself up for online scrutiny, according to a new report.

Who is Free Press?

Megan Tady — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:31:19 -0400

Whether you’re new to Free Press or a long-time supporter, check out our new video for a quick overview of our vision and work for 2009 and beyond.

And when you’re done watching, forward the video to your friends and social networks to help us continue to build the movement for quality news and journalism, an open and accessible Internet, and strong public media.

A Report on 'Saving the News' That's Worth a Read

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:27:43 -0400

Full article: Maimonides' Ladder
Steve Katz
In its new report, <em>Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy</em>, Free Press argues that it's time for public policy and public media to be at the center of the "future of journalism" discussion. Second, they make it clear that policy needs to be not about newspapers, but about newsrooms. Third, they embrace the moment we’re in –- a moment when diversity and experimentation is oh so needed.

Help rate the debates!

mthompson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:42:57 -0400

How did our 4,600 public volunteers rate the job the media has done so far? Sign up now to fill in your scorecard on how NBC's Tom Brokaw measured up in the last presidential debate.

Juan González: "Courage is the Most Important Thing"

mthompson — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:14:02 -0400

New York Daily News Columnist & Democracy Now! co-host Juan González talks about the essential ingredients of great journalism. From his induction speech to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Hall of Fame.