ARTHUR R. BRODSKY

4912 Continental Dr.

Olney, Md. 20832

301-908-7715 art@brodskycomm.net

EXPERIENCE

Public Knowledge, 2/04-present. Director of communications for public interest group that works on digital intellectual property and telecom issues. Responsible for media outreach, planning media strategy, placing and writing op-eds on issues surrounding digital copyright and related topics, writing news analysis for web site, participating in issue-related coalitions.

Freelance Public Relations, 1/04 – present. Provide press advice, write op-eds, press materials, other research for clients ranging from Air Transport Association, E9-1-1 Institute, Emergency Interoperability Consortium, Apple Tree Institute.

Congressional Quarterly, 6/02 – 9/03. Deputy editor for Commerce and Industry, responsible for aviation, transportation, telecom and tech coverage supervising reporters and editing copy. (Similar responsibilities for energy, environment and agriculture issues.)

Public Policy communications consultant. 8/01-6/02. Self-employed, working as contract employee for Qwest Washington, D.C. office as director of communications. Served lead media-relations contact for the company on issues of telecommunications policy and legislation.

Simon Strategies, 2/01 – 6/01. Senior Vice President at public affairs consulting firm founded by Greg Simon, former chief adviser to Vice President Gore. Consulting on telecom and Internet-related issues including spectrum management, domain names and intellectual property issues.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Commerce Dept. 12/99 - 2/01. Director of Communications. Member of senior staff of the assistant secretary for communications and information. Responsibilities include telecom policy analysis and projects, including "Falling Through the Net" digital divide report, writing speeches, op-eds and news releases, setting press strategies and responding to media inquiries.

Communications Daily, Washington, D.C. 11/83 - 12/99. Senior editor and Congressional correspondent with responsibilities for major telecommunications legislation. Also covered telecommunications regulation at Federal and state levels, and online information services industry and applications such as economic development, distance learning, electronic democracy. Prizes awarded for "Best Investigative Reporting" by Newsletter Assn. of America, 1986; 2nd place, 1990.

Freelance Writer (1) TomPaine.com and TPMcafe.com commentary web sites. (2) Commentator and subject matter export for "Marketplace," Public Radio International business program, 1993-1999 (3) Occasional appearances on C-SPAN to explain pending legislation. 1995-1999 (4) World Book Encyclopedia. Wrote "Telephony" article for main encyclopedia, 1992, (updated in 1994, 2002, 2006), also "Telegraphy" article for encyclopedia, 1994, contributor to 1988, 1987 Yearbooks, article on cellular radio for 1988 Science Year. (5) International Herald Tribune. 4/87, 4/86 articles for special Telecommunications section (6) Contributor to book, "Teleshock: The Complete Guide to Telephone Survival," by William Cook and Christopher Ma. 11/84-11/85.

Press Secretary, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Cal.). 4/83 - 11/83. Responded to media inquiries, wrote news releases, Congressional testimony, produced TV program.

International Reporting Information Systems, Washington, D.C. 11/82 -1/83. Energy reporter and analyst.

Capital Energy Letter, Washington, D.C. 9/79 - 10/82. Associate Editor. Covered national energy policy at Congress, Energy Dept., private sector.

Energy User News, Washington, D.C. 2/78 - 8/79. Government Editor, reporter. Covered energy conservation issues at Congress, agencies, assigned stories, edited copy.

Miscellaneous writing for Washington Post, City Paper, World Tennis magazine, Boston Globe, Miami Herald. 1978 - 1999.

Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass. 9/75 - 10/76. Covered northern Berkshire County, Mass. Journal-Messenger, Manassas, Va. 1/74 - 5/74. Covered eastern Prince William County, Va. Montgomery Journal, Bethesda, Md. Summers 1973, 1974. General assignment. Diamondback, U. of Maryland, College Park, Md. 1971 - 1973. Reporter, state editor (covering Md. legislature).

EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. 9/74 - 6/75. MSJ degree from Medill School of Journalism. Participated in Medill Washington program.

University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 9/70 - 12/73. B.A. with High Honors. Honors program. Political science major, journalism minor.

Wheaton High School, Wheaton, Md. 9/67 - 6/70. National Honor Society, National Forensic League Degree of Distinction (debate team).

REFERENCES -- Available upon request.