...Vladimir Putin has flouted the appeals of the United States and other Western governments that he preserve Russia's free media. Instead, piece by piece, his cronies have crushed the most prestigious television, newspaper and magazine organizations...

...Citizens for Safe Water, a group opposing fluoridation, has raised a little more than $5,000. It sought to maximize free media with letters to the editor and newspaper and radio appearances. Citizens for Safe Water paid $678 in travel expenses...

...little money. Peterson said he raised about $650 and spent $300 on a newspaper ad. He campaigned mainly through the free media of news interviews and candidate forums. "A lot of it was just word of mouth and grass-roots support," he said...

...donate to campaigns. What made Mr. Anderson think that just because he works for the university he enjoys unlimited free media time during a campaign? Anderson's opponent, Drew Green, chose to run a campaign for under $5,000 and did not...