• Obama: ‘Happy to look at’ Journalism Policies

    Megan Tady
    September 22, 2009

    Self-professed “newspaper junkie” Barack Obama expressed willingness to look at policies and proposals that could help support quality journalism at a moment when traditional outlets -- especially newspapers -- are struggling.

    Obama gave the nod to newspapers in an interview in the Oval Office on Friday with editors from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade of Toledo.

    He said:

      Journalistic integrity, you know, fact-based reporting, serious investigative reporting, how to retain those ethics in all these different new media and how to make sure that it's paid for, is really a challenge. But it's something that I think is absolutely critical to the health of our democracy.

  • Obama Agrees with FCC on Net Neutrality

    Megan Tady
    September 21, 2009

    Just when I thought the day couldn’t get any brighter, I read President Obama’s plug for Net Neutrality. Somebody get me some sunglasses; I’m practically blinded by the good news.

  • FCC Chief 'Boldly' Commits to Net Neutrality

    Timothy Karr
    September 21, 2009

    The fight for Net Neutrality took a big step forward on Monday with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission announcing plans to expand the rules to protect a free and open Internet.

  • Verizon Turns the Screw on Customers

    Josh Levy
    September 21, 2009

    Verizon has instituted a new pricing scheme that it says gives customers "more freedom to select how much data and the type of data they want to use." More freedom? Gimme some of that!

  • FCC May Propose Wireless Net Neutrality Rules

    Megan Tady
    September 18, 2009

    Clear your schedule on Monday to tune in to what could be an exciting announcement from the FCC: plans to move on Net Neutrality.

    FCC Chairman Julius Genachowksi will appear on a panel at the Brookings Institution on Monday to discuss the national broadband plan and Net Neutrality.

  • Artists and Community Media Centers: Skin in the Game

    Stevie Converse
    September 17, 2009
    Public access television stations across the country are transforming into media and technology centers. In Minnesota, the nonprofit St. Paul Neighborhood Network started 25 years ago as part of the public access TV movement.

  • 200 Journalists and Citizens Discuss the Future of News in Denver

    Josh Stearns
    September 17, 2009

    The Colorado History Museum gift shop in Denver is already selling collector’s copies of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News for $5 a piece. 

    But last night, more than 200 people showed up at the museum to prove that quality journalism is not yet a thing of the past. At an event organized by SaveTheNews.org and Denver’s IWantMyRocky.com, local citizens, journalists and nonprofit leaders came together to talk about the future.
     

  • Rep. Waxman Pledges Support for Net Neutrality

    Megan Tady
    September 17, 2009

    Score. Net Neutrality wins another key supporter.

    Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) opened today’s FCC oversight meeting by singing Net Neutrality’s praises and pledging to co-sponsor the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, which would make Net Neutrality the law.

  • The Future of Minority Media

    Dr. Delio D. Tamayo
    September 16, 2009

    The Rocky Mountain News made great strides to become a newspaper that reflected the diversity of the local community. But its closure does not bode well for the future of minority media. The following is a guest post from Dr. Delio D. Tamayo, a former member of the Rocky Mountain News Latino Advisory Council:

    The closing of the Rocky Mountain News after 150 years of uninterrupted publication prompted me to ponder the future of journalism and of the newspaper industry in particular. As a resident of Colorado and a former member of the Rocky Mountain News Latino Advisory Council, I feel particularly affected by the loss of the paper.

  • Public Forum on Journalism in Denver

    Megan Tady
    September 15, 2009

    We could just sit back and bemoan the crisis facing journalism. Or we could do something about it. We’re choosing the latter.

    On Wednesday, Free Press’ SaveTheNews.org campaign is hosting a free community forum in Denver, Colo., to bring together concerned citizens, journalists, policymakers and community leaders to discuss what policies we need — and what actions we can take — to support quality journalism.

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