Free Press (organization)

Free Press
Formation 2003 (2003)[1]
Type Advocacy
Location
Fields Public policy
Key people
Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, Josh Silver
Craig Aaron
Employees
Approx. 25[2]
Website www.freepress.net

Free Press is a United States advocacy group. It gives the following mission statement: "We fight to save the free and open Internet, curb runaway media consolidation, protect press freedom, and ensure diverse voices are represented in our media."[3] The group is a major supporter of net neutrality.[1][4]

History, organization, and activities

Free Press is a 501(c)(3) organization.[2] The Free Press Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) organization[5] and is the group's advocacy arm.[6]

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

Free Press leads the Save the Internet coalition.[7]

Free Press has offices in Washington, D.C., and Florence, Massachusetts, and a staff of 25.[2]

Leadership

The board of directors includes Craig Aaron, Michael Copps, Olga Davidson, Kim Gandy, Robert McChesney, John Nichols, Liza Pike, Ben Scott, and Josh Silver.[8]

In 2008, Tim Wu of Columbia Law School was elected chair of the Free Press board.[6]

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