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Public-media stations of all sizes have announced that they will need to lay off staff, reduce programming — and in some cases, close.

What one week of driving around Massachusetts revealed about the state of local news

In September, Free Press staffers fought Brendan Carr’s attacks on free speech, worked to protect press freedom, shared solutions to the local-news crisis and more.

While Bari Weiss borrowed our name, our two organizations could not be more different. Here’s why. 

Data centers consume substantial amounts of water and, as anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate writes, “collectively devour more energy than some nation-states.”

As Nexstar and Sinclair continue caving to the Trump FCC in their refusal to air Jimmy Kimmel’s show, people across the country are rising up to protect free speech.

Wisconsin has contended with quite a few emergencies in recent months — and people need access to trustworthy information to prepare and stay safe.

At a time of rising threats, we need bold policies, public investment and community engagement to create a sustainable future for local news.

In a healthy democracy, opposing voices are allowed to disagree without threat of violence. But we are not in a healthy democracy.

Free Press created Pressing Issues to share urgent stories about media and tech and connect with people who believe media should serve democracy, not destroy it.