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It will be hard to watch the president and vice president stand shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the same companies orchestrating a smear campaign against Gigi Sohn.

Media-justice groups denounced the White House for celebrating the program with the same companies currently blocking the confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the FCC.

Free Press’ Mike Rispoli talks to CounterSpin about the Civic Info Consortium, which funds innovation news projects throughout New Jersey.

Free Press’ Tauhid Chappell talks to “On the Media” about the harmful impacts of traditional crime reporting.

Cruz inserted a poison pill in the bill that could, as Free Press Action’s Carmen Scurato noted, “require platforms to host hate speech and other harmful content.”

Some of the nation’s biggest brands are facing calls to boycott Twitter if Elon Musk rolls back content-moderation policies limiting hate speech and election misinformation.

There are huge problems with the way traditional media approach crime reporting.

Gigi Sohn has suffered attacks from Republicans and dark-money groups and is now facing a smear campaign led by former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

The declaration won plaudits from digital-rights group Free Press, whose co-CEO Craig Aaron said it “points to a vision of the internet that puts people first.”

Telecom companies and lobbyists are taking advantage of the Senate’s delay in confirming Sohn by pressuring Democrats to vote against the longtime public advocate.