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New FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler took part in a standing-room-only town-hall meeting where Bay Area residents told him how media policies impact their lives.

Net Neutrality
Diversity in Media Ownership

More than 3,000 people rallied in Washington, D.C., to demand an end to the NSA’s mass surveillance.

Surveillance

Thanks to runaway consolidation, there’s less and less news coverage on local TV. A Free Press report exposes the broadcasters’ sneaky tactics.

News Voices
Media Consolidation

A new Free Press report profiles citizen journalists, who require the same First Amendment protections as traditional reporters.

Future of Journalism
Press Freedom

Verizon is trying to overturn the FCC’s Open Internet Order, which prevents ISPs from blocking, throttling or otherwise discriminating against online content.

Net Neutrality
Media Consolidation

Free Press Action Fund has teamed up with other groups to launch StopWatching.Us — a call for Congress to investigate the NSA’s invasive surveillance schemes.

Privacy
Surveillance