• Why Is It So Hard to Get Press Credentials?

    Gena Mangiaratti
    August 14, 2012
    Every couple of months, questions arise over who qualifies as a journalist — and who has the power to make this judgment. Recently there’s been a lot of discussion about the difficulty many journalists and media outlets have had in obtaining press credentials. The accreditation process has created significant barriers for nonprofit, nontraditional and online journalism outlets in particular.

  • On the Road in Chicago at NBC and Telemundo

    Josh Stearns
    August 13, 2012

    I have to admit, I approached NBC Tower in Chicago with trepidation.

    Five years ago I helped organize 1,000 people from all over Chicago to attend a Federal Communications Commission hearing and speak out against media consolidation. Two years ago I was in Chicago to organize local people to oppose Comcast's takeover of NBCUniversal.

  • On the Road at WGN-TV

    Josh Stearns
    August 13, 2012
    I flew to Chicago to visit WGN-TV, a Tribune-owned station. Armed with a MacBook Air and an Epson scanner — try clearing that with Transportation Security Administration officials — I headed to the station to review WGN's political file.

  • Seeking Political Ad Sleuths!

    Josh Stearns
    August 10, 2012

    Today we’re launching the next phase of our ongoing work to shine much-needed sunlight on this year’s unprecedented political ad spending.

    We’re announcing the Political Ad Sleuths: Campus Challenge, a nationwide effort in which Free Press and allied organizations will work with college faculty and students to find out who’s behind all the political ads dominating our airwaves.

  • FCC Ruling Will Save Verizon Wireless Customers Big Bucks

    Joel Kelsey
    August 9, 2012
    Last week, the Federal Communications Commission handed down a decision that could save millions of Verizon Wireless subscribers up to $240 a year.

  • The National Conference for Media Reform Wants You!

    Mary Alice Crim
    August 9, 2012

    Want to present a session at the next National Conference for Media Reform? We’re already busy planning the conference, which will be held in Denver in April 2013, so now is the time to send us your proposals.

    But before you dive in and start typing something up, take some time to learn more about our conference priorities, selection criteria, themed tracks and submission process.

  • 2012 Games Highlight an Olympic-Sized Problem for Fans

    Jenn Topper
    August 8, 2012
    While competition is the name of the game for the 10,000 athletes competing in the Summer Olympics, the same can’t be said for the viewing audience. In fact, the Olympics show what happens when viewers don’t have enough options at their disposal.

  • Declaration of Internet Freedom Translators Speak Out

    Josh Levy
    August 7, 2012

    On Monday we announced that the Global Voices-led “translathon” yielded a whopping 63 translations of the Declaration of Internet Freedom.

  • The Declaration of Internet Freedom ... 63 Languages Strong

    Josh Levy
    August 6, 2012

    Our friends at Global Voices, the international community of bloggers and citizen journalists, have been big supporters of the Declaration of Internet Freedom from day one. Last Friday they launched a “translathon” — a 24-hour marathon in which people translated the Declaration into as many languages as possible.

  • The Conference Is Coming!

    Mary Alice Crim
    August 6, 2012
    For the past few months I’ve been timeline-ing, goal setting, visioning and Excel charting. You know … the kind of stuff that requires mammoth pieces of flip-chart paper and plenty of colored markers. These are just some of the tools that’ll help me plan the program for the next National Conference for Media Reform, which will be held in Denver on April 5–7, 2013.

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