• Protecting the Public's First Amendment Rights

    Andrew Jay Schwartzman
    December 16, 2009

    Testifying at yesterday's FCC hearing on Net Neutrality, Media Access Project's Andrew Jay Schwartzman emphasized that the Commission should implement policies to promote the public’s First Amendment right to free expression and civic participation. He argued that the FCC should give little credence to Internet service providers' demands for unfettered discretion over speech on their networks.

  • The Internet is Neither the Problem nor the Solution

    Andrew Jay Schwartzman
    December 9, 2009

    Andrew Jay Schwartzman is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Media Access Project. The following is an excerpt of his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009. Read his full FTC comments here.

    The Internet is neither the problem nor the solution, but it is a central part of the future of journalism. Cutbacks in journalism predate the Internet, and have been driven by the incessant demands of Wall Street for short-term results and ever-greater rates of return.