Tim builds on the organization’s grassroots and policy work to promote universal access to open networks, defend acts of journalism and protect free speech everywhere. Before joining Free Press, Tim served as the vice president of business development for Globalvision New Media and the executive director of MediaChannel. He worked throughout Southeast Asia as an editor, reporter and photojournalist for the Associated Press, The New York Times, Time, Inc., and Australia Consolidated Press. His criticism, analysis and reporting on the media and media policy have been featured in USA Today, The Guardian, Time, MSNBC, The Chicago Tribune, HuffPost, The Japan Times, The Jakarta Post, Al Ahram and dozens of other publications worldwide.
Expert Analysis
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Right-wing radio and TV hosts are parroting the Trump administration's lies about COVID-19 — violating FCC rules that ban hoaxes on the public airwaves.
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Facebook has become a megaphone for hate and misinformation. We need to do more than hope that the mammoth social network can fix itself.
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s decision to ban political ads from the platform lit up Twitter with praise. But this issue isn’t as straightforward as many believe.
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The company’s promises to do better typically amount to little in practice.
News
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Government policy must help develop a better local system, not just prop up antiquated models.
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We need to harness past successes in public broadcasting and community-oriented digital tools.
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Free Press Action's Timothy Karr says the plan “offers a more equitable and comprehensive approach to providing high-performing broadband services.”
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This PEN America report sounds the alarm about the existential threat facing local watchdog journalism and proposes big-picture solutions for its revitalization.
From the Policy Library
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More than 45 organizations and scholars have called on Congress to include vital funding for local news in the next coronavirus stimulus package.
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The broadband industry lobby will say anything to discredit the Save the Internet Act. Free Press Action sets the record straight with this Big Cable debunker.
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This Free Press report explores how the multibillion-dollar business behind online advertising could revitalize journalism and strengthen democracy.
