Free Online Movie from Michael Moore

Today Michael Moore is releasing his latest documentary "Slacker Uprising" for free online. Get it here. The election-focused movie can also be bought on DVD and will eventually be released via more traditional channels. It is an interesting exploration of delivery methods. We'll see more experiments like this in the coming months.

The distribution is being organized by Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films (the company behind "OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" and "WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price").

"This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans. The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November." - Michael Moore

On The Media Podcast: How to Fix Tech Policy

Check out the recent On The Media interview podcast (above) with Tim Wu, Columbia University law professor and co-author of Who Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World.

He's written an article for Slate Magazine about Jump-Starting Our Tech Policy where he outlines his recommendations which include appointing a broadband czar.

Wu is also an advisor to Barack Obama who has a pretty progressive technology policy. The next president needs to devise a cohesive approach toward communications and media which will allow equal access and continued innovation.