Free Press (organization)

Free Press
Formation 2003[1]
Type Advocacy
Location
Fields Public policy
Key people
 Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, Josh Silver
Craig Aaron
Employees
 Approx. 25
Website www.freepress.net

Free Press is a lobbying group that advocates for increased government oversight of Internet Service Providers. The organization is a major supporter of net neutrality.[1][2][3]

Free Press was co-founded in 2003 by Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, and Josh Silver.

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman gives a keynote address at the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform in Denver,

or Media Reform.[4]

Board of Directors

The board of directors includes Craig Aaron, Michael Copps, Olga Davidson, Kim Gandy, Robert McChesney, John Nichols, Liza Pike, Ben Scott, and Josh Silver.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kang, Cecilia (28 March 2008). "Net Neutrality's Quiet Crusader: Free Press's Ben Scott Faces Down Titans, Regulators in Battle Over Internet Control". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Fund, John (February 26, 2015). "Comrades for Net Neutrality". National Review. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Boliek, Brooks (February 25, 2015). "Tom Wheeler tweaks net neutrality plan after Google push". Politico. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "National Conference for Media Reform".
  5. ↑ "Board of Directors". Free Press.

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