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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New research from Comparitech shows how much money AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are spending to promote toxic mergers and oppose Net Neutrality.
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Comcast and the other big broadband providers are spreading lies in their efforts to torpedo the Save the Internet Act. Here we debunk the industry talking points.
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The latest mole is Ev Ehrlich, who fails to disclose his financial ties to the phone and cable lobby in his letter to the editor of the New York Times.
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Facebook depends on targeted advertising, which relies on data-harvesting regimes that individuals, groups and government actors have misused.
News
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Free Press' Tim Karr discusses the impacts of the recent court ruling on Net Neutrality.
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Two little-known data firms working on behalf of industry front group Broadband for America entered millions of fraudulent comments.
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A BuzzFeed investigation calls out millions of pro-ISP deregulation comments filed with the FCC.
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Free Press’ Tim Karr reflects on antitrust issues and surveillance capitalism.
From the Policy Library
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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.
