MINNEAPOLIS -- On June 6-8, a broad array of policymakers, scholars, media producers, grassroots activists and concerned citizens will gather in Minneapolis for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform.
WASHINGTON -- In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Free Press Policy Director <strong>Ben Scott</strong> urged lawmakers to protect consumers from Internet blocking by telephone and cable companies.
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Senate Commerce Committee passed a "resolution of disapproval" that would veto the Federal Communications Commission's latest attempt to dismantle longstanding media ownership limits.
WASHINGTON -- According to numerous press reports, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is close to completing a $580 million deal to purchase the Long Island daily <em>Newsday</em> from Tribune Company.
WASHINGTON -- Vuze, maker of a popular peer-to-peer video distribution application, today released a preliminary report suggesting that many major phone and cable companies across the country may be targeting and blocking legal Web traffic.
WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, the New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon effort to spread favorable views of the war by recruiting and planting military analysts in the nation's news media.
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- At a public hearing today at Stanford University, legal scholars, technology experts, entrepreneurs and industry representatives will go before the Federal Communications Commission to discuss the future of the Internet.
WASHINGTON -- Today, Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, and Pando announced plans to create a "bill of rights and responsibilities" for consumers and Internet service providers.
