• Justice Department to FCC: Rein in TV Consolidation

    Josh Stearns
    February 21, 2014
    For years local TV station conglomerates have used sneaky loopholes to evade federal limits on how much media one company can own. But there are hopeful signs that this practice is coming under increased scrutiny in Washington.

  • Five Epic Fails in the FCC's New Net Neutrality Plan

    Candace Clement
    February 20, 2014
    On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission broke its silence and issued the agency’s first big announcement since a federal court struck down the Net Neutrality rules last month. Unfortunately, the FCC plan does nothing to save the open Internet.

  • FCC Action Will Not Protect Free Speech Online

    Craig Aaron
    February 19, 2014
    In the wake of a Jan. 14 court ruling that struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality rules, we’ve pushed the FCC to reclassify broadband — a simple fix that would allow it to craft new rules that would stand up to judicial scrutiny. But on Wednesday the agency took a much more timid path.

  • How the Loss of Net Neutrality Hurts Artists

    Helen De Michiel
    February 18, 2014
    For the artist, the inventor and the dreamer, the Internet has been a continent of possibility.

  • Free Press Tells CNN, NPR and Others That the Comcast Deal Is Terrible, Horrible, No Good and Very Bad

    Amy Kroin
    February 18, 2014
    If you’ve been too busy shoveling snow and cursing Punxsutawney Phil to keep up with the news about the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal, never fear: Free Press has been making the media rounds and has all the details you need on why this merger spells disaster.

  • Throwing a Wrench in the Engine of Innovation

    Josh Stearns
    February 14, 2014
    My parents are both small business owners, so I often look at current events through the lens of local economies and entrepreneurs. When a federal appeals court recently struck down the Net Neutrality rules, I was immediately concerned about the impact on businesses around the country.

  • Face It, Comcast Doesn't Love You

    Malkia Cyril
    February 14, 2014

    You know when it seems like you've met the one. They look goooood, and say all the right things. They even offer to pay for stuff. Then one day, you catch them sneaking around with the legislator or lobbyist next door (let's just call their "friend" ALEC, for conversational purposes), and you finally understand the difference between real investment and pretense. It's hard to admit you got played. It hurts. But Valentine's Day is a good time to face facts.

  • Comcast: For Valentine's Day, Just Break Up Already

    Candace Clement
    February 14, 2014
    You might know my buddy Comcast. As the country’s largest Internet and cable company, Comcast is super popular (or maybe just a super monopoly, but hey ... six of one/half a dozen of the other).

  • Comcast + Time Warner Cable = Disaster

    Craig Aaron
    February 13, 2014
    Comcast just announced that it’s buying Time Warner Cable. If approved, this outrageous deal would create a television and Internet colossus like no other.

  • Five Ways in Which Low Power FM Will Fire Up Public Radio

    Sabrina Roach
    February 13, 2014
    Today is World Radio Day. It’s the perfect time to talk about how Low Power FM stations will change the radio landscape in the United States.

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