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This latest media capitulation to Trump will result in more biased news coverage that undermines the rights of Black communities and other communities of color.

Concerns over data centers’ environmental impacts and demands on energy infrastructure are increasingly the subject of contentious debate at the state and local levels.

There are critical unanswered questions about this program; until those are resolved, the program’s ability to meet California’s urgent information needs remains in serious doubt.

The newsletter cuts through the noise to cover the fight for news and information that strengthen democracy.

The FCC is turning into a “wing of the MAGA movement” under its Trump-appointed chairman, Brendan Carr.

Karr discusses Free Press’ online Media Capitulation Index, an analysis of the nation’s 35-largest media conglomerates.

The commercial news media, which helped elevate Trump to power, have proven repeatedly that they are ill-equipped to withstand such pressures.

Local, regional and national press-freedom organizations have objected to Mario Guevara’s prolonged stay in custody.

Free Press’ Joseph Torres discusses how the Trump administration’s attacks on the press connect to its assaults on Black and Brown people.

Public-interest groups say TV mega-mergers strangle competition and reduce the amount of local-news coverage that viewers depend on.