Timothy Karr has led Free Press' Internet freedom and international media rights campaigns. As senior director of strategy he builds on Free Press' policy work to advance the organization's strategic goals and reach new communities in the US and globally. Before joining Free Press, Tim served as executive director of MediaChannel.org and vice president of Globalvision New Media. He has also worked extensively as an editor, reporter and photojournalist for the Associated Press, Time, Inc., the New York Times and Australia Consolidated Press. Tim critiques, analyzes and reports on media for the Huffington Post and on his personal blog, MediaCitizen.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesBreaking ideological gridlock from the bottom upThe key to advancing policies is to build diverse political support at grassroots level, leveraging that support against policymakers who put party loyalty before the needs of their constituents.
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Published in: HomeWe’ve moved forward since 9/11'A lot more people are aware that the decisions made by policymakers, the positions taken by the media in the wake of 9/11 in the United States, were mistakes.'