About the Conference
Free Press’ National Conference for Media Reform is the country’s largest conference devoted to media, technology and democracy issues. Thousands of people have joined us over the years to strategize, network, share skills, swap information and inspire one another. You can learn more about our conferences below. Find out more about Free Press by visiting our website.
Denver, April 2013
We are excited to announce that we’ll be in Denver for the sixth NCMR on April 5–7, 2013. Please mark your calendar; we can't wait to see you in Colorado! Stay tuned to this website; we’ll post more information here as it becomes available this spring.
Boston, April 2011
More than 2,500 people from 48 states and nine countries packed Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center for the fifth NCMR in April 2011. Speakers included former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Tony Award-winning actress Sarah Jones; FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael Copps; Democracy Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Juan González; U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders; GRITtv host Laura Flanders; Center for Media Justice Executive Director Malkia Cyril; Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron and activists from Boston to Minneapolis to New Orleans and beyond.
You may download the program from Boston here.
Check out audio and video or review the rest of the 2011 website.
Watch the promotional video Change the Media, Change the World:
Minneapolis, June 2008
More than 3,500 people attended the fourth NCMR in Minneapolis. Notable speakers included journalists Bill Moyers, Dan Rather, Phil Donahue and Naomi Klein; Internet visionaries and new media innovators Lawrence Lessig, Tim Wu and Arianna Huffington; and policymakers Sen. Byron Dorgan, Rep. Keith Ellison and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein.
Download the program from Minneapolis. Check out the Minneapolis conference website.
Watch the highlights video "Media Reform Begins with Me":
Watch more video or hear audio from NCMR 2008.
Memphis, Tenn., January 2007
The third NCMR in Memphis brought together more than 3,000 people to build better media and dance on Beale Street. Notable speakers included Bill Moyers; actors and activists Jane Fonda, Geena Davis and Danny Glover; civil rights leaders Van Jones and Rev. Jesse Jackson; and policymakers Rep. Ed Markey, Sen. Bernie Sanders and FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein.
Download the program from Memphis
Watch the highlights video Five Words for the National Conference for Media Reform
Watch more video or hear audio from NCMR 2007.
St. Louis, May 2005
The second NCMR focused on the themes of media policy and media activism. More than 2,000 people participated. Speakers included comedian (and future senator) Al Franken, music legend Patti Smith, journalist Amy Goodman, commentator Jim Hightower and FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein.
Download the program from St. Louis
Watch the highlights video Mobilizing Media Reform
Watch more video or hear audio from NCMR 2005.
Madison, Wis., November 2003
More than 150 activists, intellectuals, policymakers, educators and media practitioners spoke at the first NCMR. Speakers included Bill Moyers, Al Franken and Sen. Russ Feingold. Nearly 1,500 people attended.
Download the program from Madison
Hear audio from NCMR 2003.
