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Expanding the Internet with Community Media

By 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.

Joshua Breitbart

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Internet Heroes and Villains

By 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.

Tim Karr

Timothy Karr oversees all Free Press and Free Press Action Fund campaigns and online outreach efforts, including SavetheInternet.com and Free Press' work on public broadcasting, propaganda and journalism.

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Hating the Internet for Hurting Profits

By 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.

Phillip Dampier

Phillip Dampier is the founder of StoptheCap.com, a website is run by Internet consumers, for Internet consumers. No industry money backs his website, and it has no ties to any political group, special interest lobbying firms, or commercial interests. StoptheCap.com is supported entirely by voluntary contributions from interested readers.

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Michael Copps on Protecting the Media and Democracy

By 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.

Josh Levy

Josh is the Internet Campaign Director for Free Press and the Free Press Action Fund.

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Changing Media is Here!

By 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.

Josh Levy

Josh is the Internet Campaign Director for Free Press and the Free Press Action Fund.

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AT&T’s Not-So-Secret Veto over 3G SlingPlayer Mobile

By Chris Riley, May 13, 2009

Modern TV is digital, and it is everywhere - from the laptop to the cell phone to the wristwatch. If it has a screen and a radio, you can probably watch TV on it. Innovations abound in this market. One of these, the Slingbox, redirects cable television signals over the Internet for remote viewing. With the right technology, consumers can watch TV anywhere, any time.

Chris Riley

Policy Counsel M. Chris Riley advises Free Press on legal matters related to our policy, research and campaign work, and represents Free Press on our issues before the FCC and Congress. Prior to joining Free Press, Chris worked as an Honors Program Attorney at the FCC, as a summer associate at Ropes & Gray, LLP, and as a legal intern at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Read Chris's full bio »

Follow the Free Press Summit Online

By Megan Tady, May 12, 2009

Can’t attend the Free Press Summit: Changing Media this Thursday in Washington, D.C.? No problem. We still want you to be a part of this unique multimedia event to reshape the future of communications in America.

Megan Tady

Megan Tady is a blogger, video producer and freelance writer who previously served as the Free Press communications coordinator. She blogs at SavetheInternet.com and SavetheNews.org. Follow her on Twitter @MegTady.

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America’s Internet Recovery Plan

By Tim Karr, May 11, 2009

Today, Free Press released Dismantling Digital Deregulation: Toward a National Broadband Strategy, a comprehensive analysis of the failed policies at the root of America’s broadband decline.

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Why Young People Should Care About Internet Policy

By Zach Pentel, May 8, 2009

Ask an Internet entrepreneur about the current state of our country’s broadband Internet, and you’ll probably get an animated response about the battle between content producers and service providers; a Sparta-esque fight led by the embattled masses rising up against discriminatory practices that threaten the freedom of the Internet. It’s practically Armageddon.