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Carr is intent on making an end-run around long-established rules, all to deliver more political favors to a president for whom legal procedures mean nothing.

From banning reporters from the Oval Office to trying to dismantle Voice of America, Trump’s moves against the press have experts warning that U.S. democracy itself is threatened.

The popular traveling exhibit will showcase the lived experience of local residents during the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings.

“Trump has lobbed a number of attacks on individual journalists and institutions, and leveraged agencies like the FCC to do his bidding in going after media,” said Free Press’ Nora Benavidez.

Cutting funding for public media directly impacts communities that already face barriers to accessing reliable news and information. 

Free Press Vice President Matt Wood discusses FCC Chairman Carr’s plans to block mergers from companies promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

Free Press Action Co-CEO Jessica J. González spoke to KPFA about the Trump administration’s efforts to zero out funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The maneuver is part of a broader White House plan to cancel $9.3 billion for several programs that it doesn’t support.

“President Trump and his loyalists want to take another cherished public service away from the American people,” said Free Press Action Co-CEO Jessica J. González.

Any attempt by Chairman Carr to comply would amount to government censorship, setting a dangerous precedent for media independence in the United States.