WY: Media Reform
WY Group Working to Make Sure All Votes Count
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the ACLU has filed 14 lawsuits to ensure that all eligible voters in Wyoming and …
Helping Wyoming Kids Be Critical Media Consumers During Pandemic
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Kids in Wyoming and across the nation are facing more social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, which means they're …
Municipal Internet Service Could Protect Privacy, Study Says
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As Congress considers remedies for large-scale privacy breaches by Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, a recent report suggests …
Survey: Twitter Users Unaware Tweets Tapped for Research
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- New legal and ethical questions surrounding the business practices of Facebook seem to surface daily. But at the same time…
Free Speech, Civic Rights Take Center Stage in Journalist's Felony Trial
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Press groups and photojournalist Alexei Wood say there are troubling implications to Wood's trial on charges of multiple …
Rural WY Could Miss Out if FCC Slows Broadband Speeds
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to redefine broadband by lowering the standard for speed, a move …
Open Internet Rollbacks Based on Misleading Research, Study Says
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As the Federal Communications Commission takes steps to reverse net neutrality, a term for a free and open Internet, …
Trump's New FCC Pick Puts Net Neutrality in Question
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guaranteed equal access to the Internet two years ago, when the regulatory agency …
GOP AGs Met with Fossil-Fuel Companies Over Clean Power Plan
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Fossil-fuel companies Murray Energy and Southern Co. paid for private meetings with Republican state attorneys general to discuss …
Study: Climate Change Fuels Partisan Polarization
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Republicans and Democrats have never been farther apart on climate change, according to a new Oklahoma State University study…
Report Confirms Money Shapes U.S. Election Outcomes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow, seen in both the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump …
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility
WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a …