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In May, Free Press staffers discussed First Amendment rights, taught a college class, explored narrative power and imagined a Black future media.

Allowing Twitter to become a hate-posting hellscape has imperiled any of the company’s remaining business prospects.

The paper has harmed both journalists of color and communities of color — and shows no interest in changing.

Last week’s town-hall debacle is further proof of the dangers in a commercial media system that mainstreams lying demagogues for profit.

Sinclair seems determined to get rid of local news and replace it with right-wing spin. And the company would reap rewards from two terrible journalism bills.

In April, Free Press staffers fought for online privacy, combated hate speech and advanced the fight for media reparations.

The CJPA would threaten the free exchange of ideas online, make it harder for websites to remove hateful content — and help the same companies that have destroyed local news.

No single company has done more combined harm to our planet than Fox News. We need a national reckoning on the harms the Murdoch empire has inflicted.

It’s been a banner year of bad decisions at Twitter, where Musk has alienated advertisers, cost the company billions of dollars, and enabled hate and lies to increase drastically.

The event brought together people who care about media and racial justice — and examined a pathway to a future that’s free of anti-Blackness.