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Wisconsin legislative session came to an end, but legislators left unpassed one key bill—SB 666—that would have protected journalists and others against frivolous lawsuits meant to stifle speech. 

March was a lion of a month for Free Press as the struggle for a more democratic and just media system unfolded on multiple fronts.

Bringing ICE to airports isn’t about faster security lines. It’s the next phase in militarizing the police surveillance state. 

Two weeks into its senseless, unlawful, unpopular and grossly mismanaged war on Iran, the Trump administration has locked in on a familiar target: the media.

Hollywood’s awards season wrapped with big wins for diversity at the Oscars on Sunday. But authentic DEI is more than racial diversity. It’s about creating safe and accessible spaces where everyone can participate.

This disastrous merger would diminish consumer choices — and allow one family to manipulate so much of our supposedly free and independent media.

Trump and his allies are working to consolidate the media into the hands of right-wing oligarchs. This is especially dangerous in a time of war.

In February, Free Press staffers worked to protect press freedom, expose the racist history of U.S. media policy and more.

Big Tech’s largest firms are supplying the U.S. government with the tools it needs to go to war against Trump’s imagined enemies, both foreign and domestic.

“Surveillance without limits becomes power without accountability,” said Markey. “And power without accountability becomes tyranny.”