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The Trump administration wants to deter any organizing efforts that effectively interrupt its agenda.

Chairman Carr believes he has the right to shake down media companies, censor broadcasters and punish newsrooms that won’t distort their coverage to placate Trump. 

Free Press again urged the FCC to abandon its efforts to silence the voices of the LGBTQ+ community.

Free Press’ Craig Aaron says the Justice Department approval of this deal has been one of the most shallow and corrupt merger reviews we’ve ever seen.

The Justice Department approved the tie-up between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, but states can still sue to block it.

This announcement marks a meaningful step forward for public investment in local news — and is also a clear signal of how much work remains to serve California communities.

“This has been one of the most shallow and corrupt merger-review processes we’ve ever seen,” Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron said in an interview with Democracy Now.

Counterspin discusses the crucial role of frontline reporting with Vanessa Maria Graber, senior director of journalism and media education at Free Press.
 

Now that the federal government has abandoned antitrust enforcement in favor of cronyism and runaway consolidation, state attorneys general must step in to block this deal. 

“The attorney generals have the evidence they need to stop this deal; now the public needs them to take action,” said Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron.