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Russell Newman serves as Campaign Director for Free Press, which tracks current media issues and oversees initiatives ranging from grassroots organization to new research projects. Also a professor at the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, Newman specializes in the political economy of mass communication, nonprofit management, and documentary production. He also holds a degree in Brain and Cognitive Science from MIT.