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Local news and freedom of speech across the country are under threat.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpnjgomez
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Here’s @freepress.bsky.social’s new fact sheet about how media mergers are undermining free speech, creativity and media independence.
Learn what’s happening and what you can do to help. www.freepress.net/download/fre...
Learn what’s happening and what you can do to help. www.freepress.net/download/fre...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here’s @freepress.bsky.social’s new fact sheet about how media mergers are undermining free speech, creativity and media independence.
Learn what’s happening and what you can do to help. www.freepress.net/download/fre...
Learn what’s happening and what you can do to help. www.freepress.net/download/fre...
Local news and freedom of speech across the country are under threat.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpnjgomez
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpnjgomez
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Local news and freedom of speech across the country are under threat.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpnjgomez
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is the lone dissenting voice at the newly minted Federal *Censorship* Commission. Join Free Prfess with @agomezfcc.bsky.social to discuss the critical crossroads ahead.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/fpnjgomez
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.
www.freepress.net
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
From launching a powerful exhibit in Houston to exploring the state of local journalism in Massachusetts, Free Press staffers have been keeping busy.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/view-field-celebrating-black-stories-and-histories
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/view-field-celebrating-black-stories-and-histories
A View from the Field: Celebrating Black Stories and Histories
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.
www.freepress.net
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From launching a powerful exhibit in Houston to exploring the state of local journalism in Massachusetts, Free Press staffers have been keeping busy.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/view-field-celebrating-black-stories-and-histories
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/view-field-celebrating-black-stories-and-histories
"Trump peddles disinfo on & offline to boost his own image, attack his adversaries & control public discourse. For someone like him, unregulated generative AI is the perfect tool to capture people's attention & distort reality." - Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social via
@afp.com
@afp.com
'AI President': Trump Deepfakes Glorify Himself, Trash Rivals
In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks -- an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by a sitting American president.
www.barrons.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"Trump peddles disinfo on & offline to boost his own image, attack his adversaries & control public discourse. For someone like him, unregulated generative AI is the perfect tool to capture people's attention & distort reality." - Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social via
@afp.com
@afp.com
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Attacks on press freedom are devastating newsrooms and leaving communities without reliable local news.
Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing.
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Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing.
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A Critical Crossroads for Free Speech and Local News
Local news and freedom of speech across the country are under threat. Due to federal funding cuts, NPR and PBS affiliates of all sizes have announced that they will need to lay off staff, reduce progr...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Attacks on press freedom are devastating newsrooms and leaving communities without reliable local news.
Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing.
buff.ly/3njhEfG
Join @freepress.bsky.social on 11/13 for a conversation with FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social about the barriers to free speech and local news NJ residents are facing.
buff.ly/3njhEfG
"It's worth noting that many on Twitter are trying to explain the rules to Musk, but that of course gets lost in the chaos." - Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social via NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/election-interference-claims-disinformation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/election-interference-claims-disinformation.html
Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference
Prominent conservatives, including the president, sounded familiar alarms about voter suppression and other efforts to manipulate the vote on Election Day, without presenting evidence.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"It's worth noting that many on Twitter are trying to explain the rules to Musk, but that of course gets lost in the chaos." - Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social via NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/election-interference-claims-disinformation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/election-interference-claims-disinformation.html
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⬇️ ICYMI: Watch yesterday's @knightcolumbia.org panel on #pressfreedom under Trump featuring @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, and @sonjawest.bsky.social at the link.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpK...
The Future of Press Freedom in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
YouTube video by Knight First Amendment Institute
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
⬇️ ICYMI: Watch yesterday's @knightcolumbia.org panel on #pressfreedom under Trump featuring @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, and @sonjawest.bsky.social at the link.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpK...
"Handing this powerful tech to police is like asking a 16-year old who just failed their drivers exams to pick a dozen classmates to hand car keys to." - Jake Laperruque of @cdt.org via @404media.co
DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Handing this powerful tech to police is like asking a 16-year old who just failed their drivers exams to pick a dozen classmates to hand car keys to." - Jake Laperruque of @cdt.org via @404media.co
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At CJR, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social speaks to legacy media's (in this case NYT & WSJ) disdain for any politician who upsets the cozy status quo enjoyed by their top editors & owners.
Essentially, how can you "afflict the comfortable" — to quote F.P. Dunne — when you're swaddled in media power?
Essentially, how can you "afflict the comfortable" — to quote F.P. Dunne — when you're swaddled in media power?
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
At CJR, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social speaks to legacy media's (in this case NYT & WSJ) disdain for any politician who upsets the cozy status quo enjoyed by their top editors & owners.
Essentially, how can you "afflict the comfortable" — to quote F.P. Dunne — when you're swaddled in media power?
Essentially, how can you "afflict the comfortable" — to quote F.P. Dunne — when you're swaddled in media power?
To understand how we've gotten so close to rising authoritarianism and a crumbling Fourth Estate, Sunday's 60 Minutes interview with Trump tells you everything you need to know.
@notaaroncraig.bsky.social explains how we reclaim the airwaves.
READ: https://pressingissues.org/good-night-and-wtf/
@notaaroncraig.bsky.social explains how we reclaim the airwaves.
READ: https://pressingissues.org/good-night-and-wtf/
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
To understand how we've gotten so close to rising authoritarianism and a crumbling Fourth Estate, Sunday's 60 Minutes interview with Trump tells you everything you need to know.
@notaaroncraig.bsky.social explains how we reclaim the airwaves.
READ: https://pressingissues.org/good-night-and-wtf/
@notaaroncraig.bsky.social explains how we reclaim the airwaves.
READ: https://pressingissues.org/good-night-and-wtf/
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.
www.freepress.net
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
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Can we get a damn data privacy/digital civil rights bill passed? Congress has held over 50 hearings about big tech, social media harms, data extraction, surveillance, and NO bills have passed.
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Can we get a damn data privacy/digital civil rights bill passed? Congress has held over 50 hearings about big tech, social media harms, data extraction, surveillance, and NO bills have passed.
The centerpiece of Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is a replica of a front porch — a place where stories are told and Black communities can thrive.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.
www.freepress.net
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The centerpiece of Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is a replica of a front porch — a place where stories are told and Black communities can thrive.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston will feature art, storytelling, performances and so much more.
Learn more here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Learn more here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.
www.freepress.net
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston will feature art, storytelling, performances and so much more.
Learn more here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Learn more here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
The end of federal support for public media is having devastating impacts across the country — and at least two stations have announced plans to close.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/defunding-public-media-hitting-local-stations-hardest
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/defunding-public-media-hitting-local-stations-hardest
The Defunding of Public Media Is Hitting Local Stations Hardest
Public-media stations of all sizes have announced that they will need to lay off staff, reduce programming — and in some cases, close.
www.freepress.net
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The end of federal support for public media is having devastating impacts across the country — and at least two stations have announced plans to close.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/defunding-public-media-hitting-local-stations-hardest
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/defunding-public-media-hitting-local-stations-hardest
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Connected with @wajali.bsky.social for today's edition of PressingIssues.org from @freepress.bsky.social
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
(No punches pulled by Waj here)
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
(No punches pulled by Waj here)
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
‘Corporate media, much like most of our establishment institutions, have laid out the red carpet for fascism.’
pressingissues.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Connected with @wajali.bsky.social for today's edition of PressingIssues.org from @freepress.bsky.social
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
(No punches pulled by Waj here)
Six Questions for Wajahat Ali
(No punches pulled by Waj here)
Carr isn’t hiding his hypocrisy well.
In last month's FCC open meeting, Chairman Brendan Carr laughed off his threats to broadcasters when he temporarily ushered Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
It didn't go well.
Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social: pressingissues.org/another-carr...
In last month's FCC open meeting, Chairman Brendan Carr laughed off his threats to broadcasters when he temporarily ushered Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
It didn't go well.
Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social: pressingissues.org/another-carr...
October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Carr isn’t hiding his hypocrisy well.
In last month's FCC open meeting, Chairman Brendan Carr laughed off his threats to broadcasters when he temporarily ushered Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
It didn't go well.
Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social: pressingissues.org/another-carr...
In last month's FCC open meeting, Chairman Brendan Carr laughed off his threats to broadcasters when he temporarily ushered Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
It didn't go well.
Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social: pressingissues.org/another-carr...
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Tomorrow, the FCC is set to rollback a large portion of the regulations it passed unanimously with bipartisan support last year. Families will pay $215M more annually than anticipated.
Worth Rises ED @biancatylek.bsky.social explains it all in @inquest.bsky.social
inquest.org/your-call-co...
Worth Rises ED @biancatylek.bsky.social explains it all in @inquest.bsky.social
inquest.org/your-call-co...
Your Call Could Not Be Completed - Bianca Tylek - Inquest
Under Biden, the FCC made unprecedented progress toward ending price gouging for prison phone calls. Tomorrow, Trump’s FCC is expected to undo it all.
inquest.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow, the FCC is set to rollback a large portion of the regulations it passed unanimously with bipartisan support last year. Families will pay $215M more annually than anticipated.
Worth Rises ED @biancatylek.bsky.social explains it all in @inquest.bsky.social
inquest.org/your-call-co...
Worth Rises ED @biancatylek.bsky.social explains it all in @inquest.bsky.social
inquest.org/your-call-co...
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Come work at @freepress.bsky.social and fight for media that serves our communities and protects democracy! Help spread the word: Policy Counsel (DC/hybrid) freepress.bamboohr.com/careers/65?s...
Policy Counsel
Free Press and Free Press Action work to amplify the voices of people and communities in the crucial decisions that shape our media. We believe that positive social change, racial justice and meaningf...
freepress.bamboohr.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Come work at @freepress.bsky.social and fight for media that serves our communities and protects democracy! Help spread the word: Policy Counsel (DC/hybrid) freepress.bamboohr.com/careers/65?s...
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This was a really great discussion. Things are quite bad for reporters, protesters and the First Amendment. But newsrooms and civil society can develop defensive tools and plans to fight attacks on expression. Watch for more ⬇️
What are journalists dealing with on the front lines covering DHS and ICE?
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors
YouTube video by American Constitution Society
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This was a really great discussion. Things are quite bad for reporters, protesters and the First Amendment. But newsrooms and civil society can develop defensive tools and plans to fight attacks on expression. Watch for more ⬇️
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr's "message to media executives is clear: You can have all the mergers you want, as long as you kiss Trump’s ring first. But if you don’t bow down, look out."
New analysis from @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social:
pressingissues.org/fcc-chairman...
New analysis from @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social:
pressingissues.org/fcc-chairman...
Uh Oh, the FCC Chairman Is Podcasting Again
To Brendan Carr, the ‘public interest standard’ means whatever helps King Trump
pressingissues.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
FCC Chair Brendan Carr's "message to media executives is clear: You can have all the mergers you want, as long as you kiss Trump’s ring first. But if you don’t bow down, look out."
New analysis from @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social:
pressingissues.org/fcc-chairman...
New analysis from @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social:
pressingissues.org/fcc-chairman...
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Brandi Collins-Dexter changed the landscape of media justice — building movements for equity, accountability, and truth.
Next Thursday, we will honor her life and legacy with the Parker Award at #ParkerLecture2025.
Read @freepress.bsky.social's beautiful reflections on her legacy: buff.ly/iepkIcs
Next Thursday, we will honor her life and legacy with the Parker Award at #ParkerLecture2025.
Read @freepress.bsky.social's beautiful reflections on her legacy: buff.ly/iepkIcs
Remembering Brandi Collins-Dexter
Brandi Collins-Dexter was a force of nature who spent her entire career serving others.
www.freepress.net
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Brandi Collins-Dexter changed the landscape of media justice — building movements for equity, accountability, and truth.
Next Thursday, we will honor her life and legacy with the Parker Award at #ParkerLecture2025.
Read @freepress.bsky.social's beautiful reflections on her legacy: buff.ly/iepkIcs
Next Thursday, we will honor her life and legacy with the Parker Award at #ParkerLecture2025.
Read @freepress.bsky.social's beautiful reflections on her legacy: buff.ly/iepkIcs