Timothy Karr

Tim is the creator of the Media Capitulation Index, which rates the independence (or lack thereof) of the largest U.S. media companies during a time of authoritarianism. He has also authored several influential Free Press reports on the state of the media and what can be done to save journalism.

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 award-winning 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, CNN, Columbia Journalism Review, The Chicago Tribune, HuffPost, The Japan Times, The Jakarta Post, Al Ahram and dozens of other publications worldwide.