Heather collaborates with Free Press’ advocacy, field and policy staff to support campaign and ally work. She focuses on digital organizing and engagement. A former Free Press intern and organizer, Heather earned her B.A. in social thought and political economy and her master of public policy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Expert Analysis
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A report alleges that two firms working on behalf of a cable-industry group submitted millions of fraudulent comments in favor of the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal.
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A federal appeals court largely upheld the Trump FCC's destruction of Net Neutrality. But that's not the whole story.
News
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BOSTON — On Wednesday, Free Press Action’s Heather Franklin testified before a legislative committee about Massachusetts’ local-news crisis.
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Before the final gavel dropped on the vote in the House, skeptics rang out in a chorus of “What about McConnell?!” To them, we say: Challenge accepted.
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To officially save the internet we have to get the House of Representatives on board.
From the Policy Library
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Free Press Action urges a Massachusetts legislative committee to include the perspectives of media innovators and the public in proposed journalism commission.
