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April 14, 2022
We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms
Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.
Victor Pickard
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Media AnalysisAugust 13, 2021
Talking Radical Media With Noam Chomsky
The 92-year-old leftist sees meaningful progress in news coverage.
Victor Pickard
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PoliticsMay 21, 2021
Biden’s Broadband Plan Is a Good Start—but America Needs Guaranteed Broadband for All
The realities of modern communication demand that the government embrace reliable and affordable Internet access as essential infrastructure.
Victor Pickard and David Elliot Berman
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SocietyMay 7, 2020
Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It
The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it’s time we remember that and fund it appropriately.
Victor Pickard
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Internet and New MediaApril 18, 2018
Break Facebook’s Power and Renew Journalism
We must take the Internet back from monopolies.
Victor Pickard
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Internet and New MediaMay 5, 2017
It’s Not Too Late to Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC
The Trump-appointed FCC chairman has ushered in a virulent strain of market libertarianism. He can and must be stopped.
Victor Pickard
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MediaJanuary 30, 2017
The Problem With Our Media Is Extreme Commercialism
For over a century the US has conducted an experiment in commercialized journalism by treating news as both a commodity and a public service.
Victor Pickard