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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Over the past four years, social-media executives have stood by as their platforms amplified and spread poisonous rhetoric from the president.
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Trump’s executive order would undermine this law and force social-media sites to amplify his lies and propaganda with little fact checking or contextualizing.
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The #StopHateForProfit boycott has been shifting the ground under Facebook’s feet in ways that bean counters in the commenting class can’t seem to tabulate.
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For journalism to survive during and after the COVID-19 crisis, we need to rethink the economics that once sustained the enterprise.
News
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After years of resisting suspension demands, the company said that the move was "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
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These tech companies make money by collecting our personal data and repackaging it for sale to the highest bidder.
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The climate story that was shared the most on Facebook in 2019 had one problem: It was false.
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A global hack-for-hire scheme “is a serious problem for all sectors of society.”
From the Policy Library
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The Change the Terms coalition sent a letter demanding that Facebook prevent the platform from being weaponized for lethal violence.
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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.
Stories
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From fighting electoral lies to confronting white supremacy, Free Press staffers have been keeping busy during a pivotal moment for our democracy.
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A View from the Field is a biweekly feature that highlights the efforts of Free Press’ team of organizers, advocates and leaders.
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Free Press has brought a Net Neutrality message to Times Square, placing a video spot on a 1,624-square-foot screen high above Broadway and 43rd Street.
