Craig Aaron

Craig joined Free Press in 2004 and has led the organization since 2011. For nearly two decades, he has been a leader in major campaigns to safeguard Net Neutrality, stop media consolidation, oppose unchecked surveillance, defend public media and sustain quality journalism. He works in Washington and speaks often to policymakers, the press and the public on media and technology issues.

Craig has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, HuffPost, MSNBC, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Politico, The Progressive, The Seattle Times, Slate and many other outlets. He is the editor of two books, Appeal to Reason: 25 Years of In These Times and Changing Media: Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age.

Craig was a 2018–19 yearlong fellow at the Rockwood Leadership Institute and serves on the board of In These Times and on the advisory board of the Media, Inequality and Change Center. Before joining Free Press, he was an investigative reporter for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch and the managing editor of In These Times. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.