Craig has led Free Press and Free Press Action since 2011. For more than 15 years, he has been a leader in major campaigns at Free Press to safeguard Net Neutrality, stop media consolidation, oppose unchecked surveillance, defend public media and sustain quality journalism. He works in Washington and speaks often to policymakers on media and technology issues. He has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, HuffPost, MSNBC, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Politico, The Progressive, The Seattle Times, Slate and many other outlets. Craig was a 2018–19 yearlong fellow at the Rockwood Leadership Institute and sits on the advisory board of the Media, Inequality and Change Center. Before joining Free Press, he was an investigative reporter for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch and the managing editor of In These Times magazine. He is the editor of two books, Appeal to Reason: 25 Years of In These Times and Changing Media: Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Expert Analysis
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Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron reflects on how Free Press has grown and changed over the past 20 years.
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Hearing the most powerful people in the world repeatedly proclaim that the internet is a necessity — “not a luxury” — is no small thing.
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Vicious attacks sabotaged Sohn’s FCC nomination — as did the abject failure of Democratic leaders to stand up for their nominee.
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With just a couple weeks left in 2022, we want to share a few updates on everything going on at Free Press — and there’s a lot happening!
News
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“If Congress fails to invest more funding in the ACP, millions of people could lose affordable access to high-speed internet services,” Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron.
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President Biden and Vice President Harris provided important details about a $42.5-billion federal-funding initiative that will support affordable high-speed internet access.
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Today’s announcement is welcome news: The FCC has remained in an unprecedented 2–2 deadlock since January 2021. This senseless delay has harmed millions of people.
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More than halfway into the Biden administration, Democrats don’t have a majority at a key agency.
From the Policy Library
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This Free Press Action report outlines policies Congress should adopt to save local journalism during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
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On Feb. 26, 2020, Free Press Action Co-CEO Craig Aaron testified on behalf of a bill that would reinstate Net Neutrality protections for Maryland residents.
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Free Press Action President and CEO Craig Aaron testified before a Senate subcommittee on June 5 and urged it to hold broadcasters accountable to the public.
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This Free Press report explores how the multibillion-dollar business behind online advertising could revitalize journalism and strengthen democracy.
Stories
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March 12 was a big day for Free Press Action on Capitol Hill, with our team testifying at hearings on Net Neutrality and the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
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Yesterday's Net Neutrality action was the largest public outpouring of support for Net Neutrality and internet freedom ever.
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Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron joined Democratic lawmakers at a press conference on the Trump FCC's disastrous proposal. Here is the speech he gave.
