Local News Orgs to Congress: We Need a Bailout, Too!

News outlets across the country are shutting down, laying off or furloughing employees, or implementing massive pay cuts.

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House Hearing on NPR Bias Brings Criticism from Republicans But Praise for Local Stations

“I think public media … could play a bigger role in supporting that kind of local coverage that really describes what’s happening in local [communities],” said Free Press Action Co-CEO Craig Aaron.
Joseph Torres & Collette Watson on Media for Social Justice

CounterSpin interviews the two Media 2070 co-founders about how to repair journalism's history of anti-Black harm.
CA Bill Would Tax Big Tech to Create Tax Credit for News Organizations

Free Press Action expressed tentative support for the bill but called for it to be amended to better support small publishers, ethnic media and community-rooted outlets.

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