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Ben Scott

Policy Director Ben Scott oversees all governmental outreach for Free Press and regularly testifies before Congress and the FCC. Before joining Free Press, Ben was a legislative fellow for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Ben has been quoted in publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Salon, and featured as a commentator on MSNBC, BBC, PBS, C-SPAN, NPR and local stations across the country. He is the author of several scholarly articles on American journalism and is co-editor of the books Our Unfree Press and The Future of Media. Ben received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his M.A. from the University of Sussex, and is in the final stages of his doctoral degree in communications from the University of Illinois.

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Biography last updated April 17, 2009