Posts from May 2009

Obama: Firmly Committed to Net Neutrality
Tim Karr
May 29, 2009

President Obama has done it again – re-affirming his unyielding commitment to an open Internet. It happened this time during an announcement on Friday of a new initiative to beef up the nation's defenses against cyber-attacks.

Expanding the Internet with Community Media
Joshua Breitbart
May 27, 2009

One of the best things about the broadband portion of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is that it recognizes the importance of community media for expanding the Internet. The concern now is that if you focus too much on the medium itself, you miss that what really brings people online is the sense of community.

Internet Heroes and Villains
Tim Karr
May 20, 2009

If the history of Internet policy were a movie, it would feature the public tied to the tracks before an onrushing train of corporate lobbyists.

Hating the Internet for Hurting Profits
Phillip Dampier
May 18, 2009

A lot of big companies have gotten big headaches dealing with the implications of a wired world. Instead of embracing change and developing new business plans to win profits from online users, many see the net as the enemy or something that must be controlled.

Michael Copps on Protecting the Media and Democracy
Josh Levy
May 14, 2009

Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps spoke this morning at Free Press’ Changing Media Summit, and he delivered a rousing reminder of how central the media are to sustaining a democracy, and how hard we need to continue to work to protect it.

Changing Media is Here!
Josh Levy
May 14, 2009

Good morning! Our Changing Media event is starting in just minutes. We’ve been working hard, staying up late, eating pizza (and frozen, days-old Indian food) and stuffing envelope after envelope to pull off this big event.

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