The End of the Internet? The End of the Internet?
Telephone and cable companies are crafting strategies to transform the free and open Internet to a privately run service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do onli...
Feb 1, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
ABC’s Digital Convention Scam ABC’s Digital Convention Scam
The Center for Digital Democracy is part of a "Public Interest, Public Airwaves" coalition supporting a policy that would require broadcasters to air more public service programmin...
Aug 25, 2004 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
A Present for Murdoch A Present for Murdoch
The Bush Administration will make sure that no Grinch spoils Rupert Murdoch's holiday season.
Dec 4, 2003 / Jeffrey Chester
Murdoch’s Extended Reach Murdoch’s Extended Reach
Rupert Murdoch will soon become an even more powerful presence in the US.
Jul 10, 2003 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
There Is No Silver Lining There Is No Silver Lining
With Republicans in full control in Washington, next year's prospects are grim.
Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / David Helvarg, Jack Newfield, and Jeffrey Chester
A 12-Step Program for Media Democracy A 12-Step Program for Media Democracy
These days, it's the media conglomerates who are drunk with power--demanding a larger share of the nation's airwaves and threatening to turn the World Wide Web into an electronic...
Jul 23, 2002 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester and Gary O. Larson
Something Old, Something New Something Old, Something New
Media policy need to change in the digital age—but how?
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester and Gary O. Larson
The Threat to the Net The Threat to the Net
Open access to the broadband Internet is essential if we are to insure that a diverse range of voices has a chance of reaching out to citizens in the new era of high-speed communic...
Sep 25, 2000 / Jeffrey Chester