An attorney and racial-justice advocate, Jessica advances Free Press’ mission of building media and technology that serve truth and justice. A former Lifeline recipient, Jessica has helped fend off grave Trump-administration cuts to the program, which subsidizes phone-and-internet access for low-income people. She was part of the legal team that overturned a Trump-FCC decision blessing runaway media consolidation. Jessica is a leader in the fight to push tech companies to crack down on hate and disinformation. She co-founded Change the Terms, a coalition of more than 60 civil- and digital-rights groups that works to disrupt online hate, helped lead the Stop Hate for Profit campaign’s Facebook advertising boycott and sits on the Real Facebook Oversight Board. Previously, Jessica was the executive vice president and general counsel at the National Hispanic Media Coalition, where she led the policy shop and coordinated campaigns against racist and xenophobic media programming. Prior to that she was a staff attorney and teaching fellow at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Public Representation. Jessica has testified before Congress on multiple occasions on issues including Net Neutrality, media-ownership diversity and affordable internet access.
Expert Analysis
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This morning we went to the Supreme Court as the culmination of our long-running challenge to the FCC for repeatedly trying to dismantle media-ownership limits.
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As we reflect on the violence in Washington, we recognize that the need for repair goes far beyond what happened on Wednesday or even the past four years.
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Our movement has had significant successes in the face of daunting challenges this year – and without our supporters, none of this would have been possible.
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We don’t want to return to business as usual. Our goal is to seize this moment as the truly transformative one it can be.
News
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Rosenworcel has played a major role in shaping real Net Neutrality protections and drawing attention to the digital divide, and Slaughter is a forward-thinking leader.
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The platform continued to recommend political groups to its users throughout December.
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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press and its allies argued before the court in the long-running case against the FCC’s moves to weaken media-ownership limits.
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After years of resisting suspension demands, the company said that the move was "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
From the Policy Library
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FCC Filing & Correspondence
Free Press and allies oppose Fox’s request for a permanent waiver of the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule for the New York City market.
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FCC Filing & Correspondence
Free Press requests more time to respond to the FCC's proposal to make the Fox newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership waiver permanent for the New York City market.
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Free Press made this presentation on broadband affordability and choice to the Reimagine New York Commission, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo chartered.
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FCC Filing & Correspondence
Free Press filed this emergency petition to urge the FCC to enforce its rules and crack down on broadcast misinformation about the coronavirus.
Stories
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Today Voices for Internet Freedom co-hosted a powerful briefing alongside Rep. José Serrano to lay out its policy priorities for the 116th Congress.
