Craig Aaron

The authors respond to an op-ed Andrew Keen of Arts + Labs, a thinly veiled front group for AT&T, Verizon and handful of big media companies that has hired a crew of flacks and shills to attack anyone who dares to question the wisdom and benevolence of Ma Bell.

Maybe you've heard that Network Neutrality is "Internet socialism," "the Fairness Doctrine for the Internet," or simply the cornerstone of the Obama administration's frightening "vision of government ownership and control" over all communications and aspects of our lives...

Last week, Aaron spoke at the National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture conference in Boston.

Opening the door to more media consolidation is not the cure for the crisis in journalism. More of this bad medicine will only weaken reporting and worsen the health of our democracy.

In a recent commentary, Robert Atkinson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation attacks Free Press for trying to advance our nefarious "agenda of getting open networks and even more broadband competition." His group published its own $30 billion broadband stimulus plan, which he touts as more "pragmatic" and "shovel-ready" than the alternatives.

Here's what to look for in a broadband stimulus package: 1) Future-proof speeds. Americans pay far more for much slower speeds than countries like South Korea, Japan and France.

Here's the truth: the fairness doctrine is never, ever coming back. And that's a good thing. If you want more balance and variety on the airwaves, the fairness doctrine won't do it.

The United States of America -- land of the free, home of the First Amendment -- is supposed to be a beacon for the rest of the world. So where do we stand in the latest global rankings of press freedom?

It is far too early to start the funeral arrangements for municipal broadband. Much of the media are confusing the collapse of one company -- or one model of broadband deployment -- with the failure of the entire idea of municipalities providing high-speed Internet services.

Last week in the Washington Post, Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell published an op-ed asking, "Who Should Solve This Internet Crisis?" Based on that article and his lengthy, flawed dissenting statement at last week's FCC meeting, this much is clear: It shouldn't be McDowell.