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Dan Rather & Josh Silver at the Politics '08 Conference

mthompson — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:17 -0700

Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver joins Dan Rather and others for a panel on media bias moderated by CNN's Howard Kurtz.

2008 Internet Freedom Bash

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:21:11 -0800

The first annual Internet Freedom Bash, held in New York City on October 23, was quite a party. More than 200 committed activists, media reformers and Internet freedom fighters got together on a cold fall night to toast the growing movement for a more open and accessible Internet.

Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:43:08 -0800

Ask just about any public interest advocate concerned about the dismal state of media and journalism, and they will tell you that Obama's media policy platform is excellent: the beginning of what could be the most public interest friendly administration in presidential history.

'Internet for Everyone' Group Launches

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:19:18 -0700

Are you reading this via a broadband connection? Well, congratulations. Half of your fellow Americans are not so lucky, according to a new initiative aimed at connecting all citizens to high-speed Internet.

The Internet for Everyone effort, spearheaded by Free Press, kicked off Tuesday with a variety of Internet luminaries singing its praises.

Josh Silver addresses NCMR 2008

mthompson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:41:05 -0700

Media Minutes: May 30, 2008

candace — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:18:37 -0700

Native Public Media is committed to bringing Native American voices to media policymakers in Washington. And Free Press executive director Josh Silver discusses the House vote to ban Pentagon propaganda and the mainstream media's failure to report the story.

Media Minutes (2008-05-30)

candace — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:10:48 -0700

Native Public Media is committed to bringing Native American voices to media policymakers in Washington. And in a guest commentary, Free Press executive director Josh Silver discusses the House vote to ban Pentagon propaganda and the mainstream media’s failure to report the story.

FCC Endorses Junk News, Calls Fox's TMZ and 700 Club 'Bona Fide Newscasts'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:57:05 -0700

Hard-hitting journalism is nearing extinction on television, and the Federal Communications Commission just threw another shovelful of dirt on its grave when it recently ruled that Rupert Murdoch's broadcast of TMZ and Pat Robertson's 700 Club meet the test for "a bona fide newscast."

Free Press Calls for Congressional Investigation into Pentagon Pundits

Stevie Converse — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:02:00 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, the New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon effort to spread favorable views of the war by recruiting and planting military analysts in the nation's news media.

Tim Wu Named Free Press Board Chair

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:38:00 -0700

FLORENCE, Mass -- Free Press, the national, nonpartisan media reform organization, has elected Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu as chair of the board.

CNN's response to Josh Silver of Free Press

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:21:29 -0700

CNN's Jeanne Moos responds to Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver's recent criticism on Huffington Post.

CNN's response to Josh Silver of Free Press

mthompson — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:04:00 -0700

CNN's Jeanne Moos responds to Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver's recent criticism on Huffington Post.