Another Carr Wreck
How the current FCC chairman is ignoring the truth about free speech
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A Hedge Fund’s Grip on Local News
New PBS documentary explains how Alden Global Capital gutted newspapers — and what we can still save.
Face to Face with the Censorship Czar
I went to the FCC, and all I brought was this fabulous T-shirt.
Why Big Tech’s Push for Data Centers Should Worry Us All
Communities everywhere are ramping up resistance to the extraction and pollution powering AI.
Trump’s Attacks on Free Speech Are Way Bigger Than Just Late-Night Comedy
This administration tries to muzzle dissent and the truth every day.
We Can Stop the Federal Censorship Commission
Jimmy Kimmel’s firing is a tipping point in public opposition to Trump’s media crackdown
Karen Attiah’s Firing and the Failure of Corporate Media
A diverse and independent media centered in community is our only hope
We Must Condemn Political Violence and Those Who Exploit It
May we seize this terrible moment to chart a different path for media and democracy.
Six Impossible Things That Might Save Journalism
It’s time to dream up a media future that millions of people will fight for.
Paramount’s Bari Weiss Overture Signals a CBS News Pivot Toward Propaganda
How the founder of The Free Press is part of a presidential scheme to undermine a free press.
The Movement to Reinvent Public Media Is Already Underway
The end of federal support for public media is devastating. Now we must rebuild from the ground up.
The FCC Is Trying to Roll Back 60 Years of Civil Rights Protections
Free Press’ Joseph Torres on the history of how we got here.
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Journalists Need to Treat Migration as a Fight for Dignity
Kilmar Armando Abrego García’s case shows the perils of a nation that demonizes migrants.
Media
How L.A. TACO Became Essential Journalism in the Midst of ICE’s Crackdown
A small newsroom turns relentless coverage of raids and protests into a national voice.
Media
What Bob McChesney Taught Me
“If you act like change for the better is impossible, you guarantee it will be impossible.”
Media
Manufacturing Consent in an Occupied Washington
How U.S. news media are failing to speak truth to Trumpism
Media
Broadcasters Strike a Devil’s Bargain with the Trump Regime
Every merger is now an opening for extortion.
Public Media
How Public Media Can Survive this Crisis Without Losing Its Soul
“Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission,” Chris Hastings of WXXI tells Pressing Issues.
Public Media
Let’s Make the End of CPB the Start of Public Media’s Revival
The fight for public media’s future is a fight for democracy and against authoritarianism.
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Five Questions About Detained Journalist Mario Guevara
He is the only U.S.-based journalist being held by ICE.
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