Civil Rights

Hate Speech Inquiry Is About Promoting Dialogue, Not Censorship

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:09:12 -0400

Recently, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), a non-profit organization with a long and respected history of civil rights advocacy, submitted a joint filing with 30 other organizations, including Free Press, calling for an FCC inquiry into the prevalence of hate speech in the media.

NHMC Minority Ownership Letter

Migrated Content — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:05:03 -0500

21 civil rights groups signed this Nov. 2007 letter by the National Hispanic Media Coalition to the FCC urging immediate action on the media diversity crisis in the United States.

Civil Rights & Media Justice

Neal Bastek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:00:21 -0500

Media reform is a civil rights issue.

"We wish to plead our own cause.
Too long have others spoken for us."

So declared the publishers of Freedom's Journal, the first black newspaper, published in New York City in 1827.