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As if the imminent threat to Net Neutrality were not bad enough, Free Press and other organizations are also reiterating the urgent need to preserve the Lifeline program.

What would happen if the politician you love to hate was indicted, but your local news didn’t report it? No newspaper stories, no TV news, no radio news on the hour, nothing.

Couldn’t happen? Think again.

It’s not clear whether the FCC’s recent elimination of a requirement for television stations to have local studios will affect KLEW.

There are whispers in political and media circles that President Trump may be trying to interfere with AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner.

Attorneys general from four states have teamed up to ask the FCC to block the merger of Sinclair and Tribune.

WASHINGTON — Free Press on Thursday called out the Sinclair Broadcast Group for failing to explain how its proposed takeover of Tribune Media would comply with federal statutes and regulations.

The loss of local news coverage has made it difficult for residents to stay informed, make decisions about voting, and participate in municipal and civic affairs.
However, there is a glimmer of hope that this trend can be reversed.

Free Press advocates say rule changes are “massive handout” to broadcaster Sinclair that would have far-reaching and negative impacts in communities nationwide.

An ambitious Federal Communications Commission plan to kill a raft of limits on media companies’ reach is likely to wind up in court.

Net Neutrality activists dressed in Halloween costumes plan to take to the streets of Washington near FCC headquarters Monday morning to protest FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to bury Title II.