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The video evidence of Renee Nicole Good’s murder is undeniable. When we can all see what happened, it’s hard to understand why so much of the media can’t do the same. 

The only people who stand to benefit from the Warner Bros. Discovery merger are the bankers, lawyers and money-swimming Scrooge McDucks — plus Donald Trump.

A listening tour in Wisconsin revealed how residents of cities and rural communities alike lack access to local news and information.

In November, Free Press staffers explored the perilous state of press freedom, lifted up the crucial role of community media, concluded Black Future Newsstand: Houston and advocated for public media.

During a powerful event, Gomez noted that the First Amendment “marks the line between freedom and oppression.”

Learn how Jane Fonda, Free Press and FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez are working to protect free speech — and confront the Trump administration’s abuses.

The Reparative Journalism Archive examines the intersections between media history, Black citizenship and identity, movement building and afrofuturist visioning.

In October, Free Press staffers debuted a multimedia exhibit in Houston, examined attacks on free speech and went on a journalism-centered listening tour in Massachusetts.

Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.

Public-media stations of all sizes have announced that they will need to lay off staff, reduce programming — and in some cases, close.