Public Knowledge Saddened at Media Access Project Closure
Public Knowledge Saddened at Media Access Project Closure
Public Knowledge Saddened at Media Access Project Closure

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    Media Access
    Project (MAP) announced this morning it will cease operations on May 1.

    The following
    is attributed to Gigi B. Sohn, president and CEO of Public Knowledge:

    “We are sad to read the announcement of the
    Media Access Project suspending its operations.  Through the years, MAP has provided an invaluable voice for
    the public interest on a range of issues, including the public responsibility
    of broadcasters, to media ownership and, in more recent years, many of the most
    prominent policy disputes of the Internet age.  

    “MAP staffers are, and were, valued
    colleagues. The organization has
    provided opportunities for a wealth of talented and dedicated advocates, PK
    Legal Director Harold Feld and PK COO Brooke Rae-Hunter among them.

    “Obviously,
    MAP’s closing also resonates with me on a very personal level. I worked at MAP
    for ten years and I consider Andy Schwartzman my mentor. I hope and
    believe that he will continue to be an important advisor to the field that he
    helped to build.”