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“Carr’s dangerous assault on free speech won’t stand up to First Amendment scrutiny,” writes Jessica J. González. This is nothing more than a political stunt and it won’t stick so long as ABC actually stands up for itself.

House Speaker Johnson’s late-night attempt to ‘scare up’ an extension of the government’s spying authority falls short in Congress

Popular momentum to block this media mega-merger is growing. State AGs need to step in and political leaders everywhere need to speak out against this deal. 

Free Press Action joined local newsroom leaders, journalists and community advocates for a local news lobby day in Massachusetts.

Organizing to meet growing demand for access to culturally relevant local news and civic information in Spanish. 

Trump’s dangerous and unhinged Truth Social rants remove all doubt about the threat he poses to millions of lives

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.