Stories from the Field

A group of Free Press staffers attended the Facing Race conference “to listen, to be in community, to strengthen relationships with our allies who are doing racial-justice work.”

Free Press Action members joined our Post-Election Wrap-Up Call to share appreciations, hear about our bold new policy proposals — and commit to taking action.

News Voices: North Carolina has begun hosting dream salons where we invite community members to discuss their visions for local news.

In October, Free Press Action members in 12 cities across the country staged Halloween-themed protests against the T-Mobile/Sprint #MonsterMerger.

The training moved from mapping local news ecosystems in Brooklyn and Harlem to dreaming and visioning interventions and improvements to those systems.

Today Change the Terms — a coalition of more than 40 groups — launched an effort to push tech companies to disrupt hate and extremism online.

Monthly meetings allow community members to connect with reporters from the Observer and explore ways to transform local journalism.

Resilient Just Technologies, the Center for Embodied Pedagogy & Action and Free Press visited Puerto Rico to learn how the collapse of the islands’ communications networks has impacted people’s lives.

To help Atlantic City heal and grow, the Center for Cooperative Media, Free Press and Images and Voices of Hope hosted a workshop on restorative narratives.