Author Archive for David Chavern
Sen. Al Franken Speech on Big Tech
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) gave an important speech yesterday at the Open Markets Institute in Washington, D.C. The theme was the role of the tech ... Read More
Statement: FCC Chair Circulates Order Repealing Media Cross-Ownership Ban
Chairman Pai circulated an Order repealing the 1975 ban on cross-ownership between a broadcast television or radio station and a newspaper in the same market ... Read More
Statement: Facebook Testing Subscriptions in Instant Articles
The future of quality journalism requires that we find new and better ways to provide economic returns to news publishers. We view Facebook's announcement today ... Read More
Another Reporter Sentenced to Jail: Importance of a Free Press
For Free Speech Week, I was going to write about the political climate in the US, but there is an even more egregious attack on ... Read More
FCC Reauthorization Bill Doesn’t Address Cross-Ownership
While we applaud Chairman Blackburn in proposing such language, we are disappointed the bill was passed without addressing the cross-ownership rule ... Read More
Statement from CEO: Google Subscription Support Update
This morning, Google announced an update to First Click Free and other initiatives to help support digital subscriptions for publishers. Some notable changes include replacing ... Read More
The News Diet: Nutritious, Balanced and Real
Is your news making you unhealthy? Think about what you consume: Is it click-bait and garbage shared by a crazy cousin on Facebook? Do you ... Read More
CEO: Don’t pivot from what makes you great
Recently there has been an industry-wide battle cry for the pivot to video. Many are crediting it as the singular solution to engaged audience, revenue ... Read More
The Free Telegraph Appropriates Real News
Recently the Republican Governors Association launched an online publication, The Free Telegraph, which mirrors a media outlet and is branded as such ... Read More
