Cheryl Leanza
@cleanza.bsky.social
25+ years in communications policy to nonprofit clients, like
@uccmediajustice.org, http://bit.ly/ALHLLC & local govt clients
@ BBKLaw http://bit.ly/CALBBK
@uccmediajustice.org, http://bit.ly/ALHLLC & local govt clients
@ BBKLaw http://bit.ly/CALBBK
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Ethical journalism demands independence — especially from the industries it covers.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ethical journalism demands independence — especially from the industries it covers.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
I'm out this morning with @uccmediajustice.org to protest the @FCC ruling to increase rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm out this morning with @uccmediajustice.org to protest the @FCC ruling to increase rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
The Steep Cost of Data Centers
Soon after Microsoft opened a data center near La Esperanza in central Mexico last year, the town began suffering power outages. A doctor stitched up children by flashlight and turned away patients when equipment stopped working.
nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
Soon after Microsoft opened a data center near La Esperanza in central Mexico last year, the town began suffering power outages. A doctor stitched up children by flashlight and turned away patients when equipment stopped working.
nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Steep Cost of Data Centers
Soon after Microsoft opened a data center near La Esperanza in central Mexico last year, the town began suffering power outages. A doctor stitched up children by flashlight and turned away patients when equipment stopped working.
nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
Soon after Microsoft opened a data center near La Esperanza in central Mexico last year, the town began suffering power outages. A doctor stitched up children by flashlight and turned away patients when equipment stopped working.
nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...
New FCC regulations threaten law that bars companies from raising telephone and internet rates to incarcerated persons
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New FCC regulations threaten law that bars companies from raising telephone and internet rates to incarcerated persons - United Church of Christ
More than a decade of successful advocacy by the United Church of Christ’s Media Justice Ministry now faces a new threat—proposed Federal Communications
www.ucc.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New FCC regulations threaten law that bars companies from raising telephone and internet rates to incarcerated persons
www.ucc.org/new-fcc-regu...
www.ucc.org/new-fcc-regu...
Startling and excellent article showing how a loss of privacy can cost you money every day.
The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
Starbucks tracked my every purchase — then gave me fewer deals. It’s called surveillance pricing.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Startling and excellent article showing how a loss of privacy can cost you money every day.
The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The hidden way using a rewards card can cost you more
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
I'm here in Boston this morning for the appellate court argument on last year's #phonejustice decision at the @FCC.
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm here in Boston this morning for the appellate court argument on last year's #phonejustice decision at the @FCC.
Just what we need ...
David Ellison’s appointment of a opinion journalist Bari Weiss to helm the network of legacy broadcasters Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite has set the stage for a culture clash. ...
David Ellison’s appointment of a opinion journalist Bari Weiss to helm the network of legacy broadcasters Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite has set the stage for a culture clash. ...
This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire
Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm-shifting portfolio with huge influence.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Just what we need ...
David Ellison’s appointment of a opinion journalist Bari Weiss to helm the network of legacy broadcasters Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite has set the stage for a culture clash. ...
David Ellison’s appointment of a opinion journalist Bari Weiss to helm the network of legacy broadcasters Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite has set the stage for a culture clash. ...
Today on the first day of the next phase of public media, from @uccmediajustice.org
The impact of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down and what you can do
uccmediajustice.org/public-media...
The impact of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down and what you can do
uccmediajustice.org/public-media...
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today on the first day of the next phase of public media, from @uccmediajustice.org
The impact of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down and what you can do
uccmediajustice.org/public-media...
The impact of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down and what you can do
uccmediajustice.org/public-media...
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The Kimmel suspension is a much bigger deal than you know.
It's really about a growing alliance between Trump and the companies that own America's local TV stations - like Nexstar - to turn local TV into Trump propaganda.
1/ Let me tell you the short story. It's chilling.
It's really about a growing alliance between Trump and the companies that own America's local TV stations - like Nexstar - to turn local TV into Trump propaganda.
1/ Let me tell you the short story. It's chilling.
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Kimmel suspension is a much bigger deal than you know.
It's really about a growing alliance between Trump and the companies that own America's local TV stations - like Nexstar - to turn local TV into Trump propaganda.
1/ Let me tell you the short story. It's chilling.
It's really about a growing alliance between Trump and the companies that own America's local TV stations - like Nexstar - to turn local TV into Trump propaganda.
1/ Let me tell you the short story. It's chilling.
Thanks to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and the House Dem9cratic Leadership team for this
democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-...
democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-...
JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON THE SUSPENSION OF JIMMY KIMMEL
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following s...
democraticleader.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thanks to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and the House Dem9cratic Leadership team for this
democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-...
democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-...
Important words from @agomezfcc.bsky.social
Trump administration ‘weaponizing’ FCC authority, commissioner says
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump administration ‘weaponizing’ FCC authority, commissioner says
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Important words from @agomezfcc.bsky.social
Trump administration ‘weaponizing’ FCC authority, commissioner says
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump administration ‘weaponizing’ FCC authority, commissioner says
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Reposted by Cheryl Leanza
FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC affiliates over Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air comments. It’s not the first time networks have bowed to power—and history warns us what’s at stake.
Read our latest blog from UCC Media Justice board treasurer Sara Fitzgerald:
Read our latest blog from UCC Media Justice board treasurer Sara Fitzgerald:
Echoes of Fred Friendly: When networks bow to power
What is really concerning about Kimmel’s suspension is the role that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendon Carr—and by extension President Trump—played in threatening to pull the broadcas...
uccmediajustice.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC affiliates over Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air comments. It’s not the first time networks have bowed to power—and history warns us what’s at stake.
Read our latest blog from UCC Media Justice board treasurer Sara Fitzgerald:
Read our latest blog from UCC Media Justice board treasurer Sara Fitzgerald:
Reposted by Cheryl Leanza
House Democratic leaders issue a joint statement calling on FCC’s Brendan Carr to resign, labeling his actions a “corrupt abuse of power.”
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
House Democratic leaders issue a joint statement calling on FCC’s Brendan Carr to resign, labeling his actions a “corrupt abuse of power.”
Thanks to @uccmediajustice.org board member and journalist's post on the travesty with Jimmy Kimmel: uccmediajustice.org/when-network...
Echoes of Fred Friendly: When networks bow to power
What is really concerning about Kimmel’s suspension is the role that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendon Carr—and by extension President Trump—played in threatening to pull the broadcas...
uccmediajustice.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thanks to @uccmediajustice.org board member and journalist's post on the travesty with Jimmy Kimmel: uccmediajustice.org/when-network...
Reposted by Cheryl Leanza
Commissioner Gomez is the only voice of reason left at the FCC.
Every journalist covering Kimmel’s suspension should be calling her today.
She is an expert and she has stood firmly for upholding the Constitution.
Every journalist covering Kimmel’s suspension should be calling her today.
She is an expert and she has stood firmly for upholding the Constitution.
An inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship and control.
This Administration is increasingly using the weight of government power to suppress lawful expression. 🧵
This Administration is increasingly using the weight of government power to suppress lawful expression. 🧵
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: "There's actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It's long past the time that...Comcast and Disney say 'We're not gonna run Kimmel anymore...because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC.'"
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Commissioner Gomez is the only voice of reason left at the FCC.
Every journalist covering Kimmel’s suspension should be calling her today.
She is an expert and she has stood firmly for upholding the Constitution.
Every journalist covering Kimmel’s suspension should be calling her today.
She is an expert and she has stood firmly for upholding the Constitution.
Reposted by Cheryl Leanza
We’re honored to welcome @safiyanoble.bsky.social as this year’s #ParkerLecture2025 lecturer.
In this 2024 interview, Dr. Noble breaks down how AI systems perpetuate discrimination—and what that means for all of us:
In this 2024 interview, Dr. Noble breaks down how AI systems perpetuate discrimination—and what that means for all of us:
How AI discriminates and what that means for your Google habit: A conversation with internet studies scholar Safiya Noble
The UCLA professor who put the study of algorithmic discrimination on the map turns her focus to our AI-powered future.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We’re honored to welcome @safiyanoble.bsky.social as this year’s #ParkerLecture2025 lecturer.
In this 2024 interview, Dr. Noble breaks down how AI systems perpetuate discrimination—and what that means for all of us:
In this 2024 interview, Dr. Noble breaks down how AI systems perpetuate discrimination—and what that means for all of us:
Reposted by Cheryl Leanza
📢 Families shouldn’t have to choose between food and hearing a loved one’s voice.
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
Prison Phone Justice Delayed — What’s at Stake and What You Can Do
On September 15, UCC Media Justice helped organize a coalition letter of faith and public interest groups urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn its unjust and unlawful suspens...
uccmediajustice.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 Families shouldn’t have to choose between food and hearing a loved one’s voice.
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
Great #FCC filing in support of #phonejustice by 8 AGs! Thanks to @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @massago.bsky.social @ilattygeneral.bsky.social @oagmaryland.bsky.social @newjerseyoag.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @AGEllison @AGNeronha
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www.fcc.gov
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great #FCC filing in support of #phonejustice by 8 AGs! Thanks to @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @massago.bsky.social @ilattygeneral.bsky.social @oagmaryland.bsky.social @newjerseyoag.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @AGEllison @AGNeronha
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
Families are suffering with the FCC's betrayal of families on #phonejustice. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/12/w...
With Little Notice, Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates More Than Double - Oklahoma Watch
A June 30 FCC order cleared the way for phone call rates, and commission payments to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, to increase.
oklahomawatch.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Families are suffering with the FCC's betrayal of families on #phonejustice. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/12/w...
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The internet never stops—but we can.
The final Know Peace Online pillar, Know Your Limits, invites us to pause, step back, and set boundaries that honor our health, our relationships, and God’s Creation.
Read more: buff.ly/VfVk6GK
#KnowPeaceOnline
The final Know Peace Online pillar, Know Your Limits, invites us to pause, step back, and set boundaries that honor our health, our relationships, and God’s Creation.
Read more: buff.ly/VfVk6GK
#KnowPeaceOnline
Know Peace Online: Know Your Limits
Across many faith traditions, the message is the same: stepping away from the scroll creates space to hear more clearly what truly matters.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The internet never stops—but we can.
The final Know Peace Online pillar, Know Your Limits, invites us to pause, step back, and set boundaries that honor our health, our relationships, and God’s Creation.
Read more: buff.ly/VfVk6GK
#KnowPeaceOnline
The final Know Peace Online pillar, Know Your Limits, invites us to pause, step back, and set boundaries that honor our health, our relationships, and God’s Creation.
Read more: buff.ly/VfVk6GK
#KnowPeaceOnline
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BIG NEWS: @safiyanoble.bsky.social will deliver the 43rd Annual Parker Lecture, Brandi Collins-Dexter will be honored posthumously with the Parker Award, & FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social will receive the Minow Award.
🎟️ Join us in D.C. or online: buff.ly/zwW1uIK
#ParkerLecture2025
🎟️ Join us in D.C. or online: buff.ly/zwW1uIK
#ParkerLecture2025
August 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
BIG NEWS: @safiyanoble.bsky.social will deliver the 43rd Annual Parker Lecture, Brandi Collins-Dexter will be honored posthumously with the Parker Award, & FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social will receive the Minow Award.
🎟️ Join us in D.C. or online: buff.ly/zwW1uIK
#ParkerLecture2025
🎟️ Join us in D.C. or online: buff.ly/zwW1uIK
#ParkerLecture2025
@princeeditor.bsky.social contributes another really excellent piece of journalism: www.journal-isms.com/tribal-tradi...
I am sure there are many views on this and I would love to hear more. Really interesting piece on the complicated free press issues for native journalists.
I am sure there are many views on this and I would love to hear more. Really interesting piece on the complicated free press issues for native journalists.
Tribal Traditions Still Hold Back a Free Press - journal-isms.com
Indigenous Journalists Honor Their Culture, but . . .
www.journal-isms.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@princeeditor.bsky.social contributes another really excellent piece of journalism: www.journal-isms.com/tribal-tradi...
I am sure there are many views on this and I would love to hear more. Really interesting piece on the complicated free press issues for native journalists.
I am sure there are many views on this and I would love to hear more. Really interesting piece on the complicated free press issues for native journalists.
Thanks to Rep. Barragán & 22 Reps for urging the @FCC to reverse its unlawful decision to halt implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act.
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barragan.house.gov
August 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thanks to Rep. Barragán & 22 Reps for urging the @FCC to reverse its unlawful decision to halt implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act.
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Facts are sacred.
This week’s #KnowPeaceOnline pillar—Know Your Facts—invites us to slow down and take stock of what we're seeing on our feed.
UCC Media Justice board member and educator Marti Weston explores how faith communities can respond to "information disorder" with care and clarity:
This week’s #KnowPeaceOnline pillar—Know Your Facts—invites us to slow down and take stock of what we're seeing on our feed.
UCC Media Justice board member and educator Marti Weston explores how faith communities can respond to "information disorder" with care and clarity:
Know Peace Online: Know Your Facts
As we navigate the digital landscape, each of us needs to steer carefully, developing the skill to ask questions, evaluate, and double-check the veracity of the information we encounter.
buff.ly
August 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Facts are sacred.
This week’s #KnowPeaceOnline pillar—Know Your Facts—invites us to slow down and take stock of what we're seeing on our feed.
UCC Media Justice board member and educator Marti Weston explores how faith communities can respond to "information disorder" with care and clarity:
This week’s #KnowPeaceOnline pillar—Know Your Facts—invites us to slow down and take stock of what we're seeing on our feed.
UCC Media Justice board member and educator Marti Weston explores how faith communities can respond to "information disorder" with care and clarity:
Glad to see this coverage. But what is up with a photo of me from 2007???
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broadbandbreakfast.com/groups-chall...
Groups Challenge FCC's Bureau-Level Order Suspending Prison Phone Rate Cap
The groups argue that the bureau's order delaying compliance to 2027 violates federal law.
broadbandbreakfast.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Glad to see this coverage. But what is up with a photo of me from 2007???
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broadbandbreakfast.com/groups-chall...