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Blog These are the ideas, insights and stories that are central to the fight for your rights to connect, communicate and organize for justice.
How Community Media Can Fill Local News Gaps September 6, 2016 Cutbacks and consolidation have decimated local news coverage — making community media outlets more important than ever. News Voices Public Media
How Facebook Harms the Fight for Black Lives August 29, 2016 The Black Lives Matter movement may have harnessed the power of social media, but it doesn’t control it. Free & Open Internet Platform Accountability
Why the Larry Wilmore Cancellation Is Such a Loss August 16, 2016 Just 12 weeks before the presidential elections, Comedy Central pulled the plug on one of its two Black-hosted late-night daily-comedy programs. Media Accountability Diversity in Media Ownership
A Dangerous Proposal from U.S. Customs and Border Protection August 10, 2016 Marking the government’s latest privacy intrusion, CBP wants to ask foreign visitors to the United States for their social-media accounts. Privacy Surveillance
Journalism That Prevents Black Bodies from Falling August 4, 2016 When White men control our media, we’re left with news outlets that participate in making our country unsafe for people of color. Media Accountability Diversity in Media Ownership
The FBI Has a Mammoth Facial-Recognition Database July 28, 2016 The Bureau is operating this database without any real oversight. Privacy Surveillance
Congress Needs to Stop Race-Based Surveillance July 18, 2016 Using tools like facial-recognition technology, law enforcement has found increasingly stealthy and invasive ways to target groups like Black Lives Matter. Surveillance
Net Neutrality Ruling a Victory for Communities of Color July 14, 2016 The court decision upholding the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules is a critical win for people of color fighting to challenge White supremacy. Net Neutrality
CNN Has a Racism Problem July 13, 2016 Earlier this week, on the CNN show New Day, commentator Harry Houck claimed that Black people are “prone to criminality.” Media Accountability
Why CNN Doesn't Care What You Think July 12, 2016 Why is CNN throwing lucrative contracts and prime time to purveyors of racism and violence? The answer, as always, is money. Media Accountability