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The Fight for Better Media Begins Here
A strong democracy depends on media that inform and engage. Free Press is building a nationwide movement for media that serve the public interest. Through education, organizing and advocacy, Free Press promotes diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, hard-hitting journalism and universal access to communications.
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The Latest
Democracy Under Threat
January 26.2012
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has already picked a winner in the 2012 elections: TV broadcasters.
Companies like CBS Corp., News Corp. and Sinclair Broadcast Group are already dividing the spoils of an election year that will see unprecedented spending on political ads.
The Onslaught Is Coming to a TV Near You
February 6.2012
If Minnesotans flip on their TVs right now, they're likely to see at least one — a political ad slinging mud at a presidential candidate.
After Outcry, ASU Lifts Blocking of Change.org
February 4.2012
On Friday night, Arizona State University (ASU) responded to thousands of complaints from ASU students and Free Press activists and stopped blocking student access to the popular petition website Change.org.
Media Minutes: February 3, 2012
February 2.2012
Six months into Comcast’s FCC-mandated program to provide low-income households with affordable broadband, communities are finding it difficult to access the offer. And police in Oakland, Calif., arrested seven credentialed journalists during an Occupy protest.
Public Media: Still on the Chopping Block
February 1.2012
Last November Free Press released On the Chopping Block: State Budget Battles and the Future of Public Media, an inventory of dramatic state-level funding cuts to public broadcasting.
Take Action
The FCC is reviewing its media ownership rules and needs to hear from you. Tell the FCC we need rules that serve the public, not big broadcasters.
Our next National Conference for Media Reform will be held in Denver on April 5–7, 2013.
Please mark your calendar; we can't wait to see you in Colorado!
