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A new survey explores what has changed in the field of engaged journalism since 2018 and what hasn’t.

Numerous public-interest groups support Gigi Sohn's nomination.

Last year, we saw some open media acknowledgement of an event previously shrouded in silence and ignorance: the Tulsa massacre of 1921.

A group of Colorado journalists and community members of color have been working to understand and correct systemic harm of traditional local media.

Facial-recognition company Clearview AI sought to recruit the New York Police Department to endorse its services to an anti-child abuse nonprofit.

The bills could make it more difficult for companies to police hate and misinformation.

The telecom and broadband industries are seeking to block Gigi Sohn’s FCC confirmation — in part to prevent the agency from restoring Net Neutrality rules.

The further delay “only hurts the American public and deadlocks the FCC—which is precisely the point,” said Free Press Action VP Matt Wood.

Progressive tech advocates are frustrated by the delays, casting blame on the White House and Senate Democratic leadership for catering to Republicans who they say are raising disingenuous concerns.

According to Free Press Action, those calling for Sohn’s swift confirmation include leading civil-rights, community-media, media-justice, workers-rights and consumer-advocacy groups.