The Kansas City Star's Apology Is Part of a Larger Racial Reckoning December 22, 2020 The paper’s apology for its racist history raises the question: How do newsrooms move from decades of harm to repair? Explainer Communications Justice, Media Reparations, Media Accountability, Diversity in Media Ownership
The Best Journalism of 2020: Covering Racial Justice December 16, 2020 Free Press’ Media 2070 project examines how white-dominated media organizations have perpetuated anti-Black racism. Mention Media Reparations, Media Accountability, Diversity in Media Ownership
Congress' Stimulus Package to Set Aside $7 Billion for Broadband December 21, 2020 “The stimulus bill’s broadband benefit is a historic achievement,” said Free Press Action Vice President of Policy and General Counsel Matt Wood. Mention Internet Access
Following Objections of Booker and Menendez, FCC Denies Permanent Waiver for WWOR-TV December 21, 2020 The senators noted that WWOR has flouted its responsibilities under the law and under its license to provide substantive local-news coverage. Mention Media Accountability, Diversity in Media Ownership
Hope in an Otherwise Crap Year December 21, 2020 Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González is hopeful about new opportunities to regulate media, tech and telecom in the public interest. Mention Free & Open Internet, Platform Accountability
New Stimulus Package Includes Billions for People Who Can't Afford Broadband December 22, 2020 WASHINGTON – On Monday, Congress passed a $900-billion stimulus package that sets aside $7 billion for broadband. Press Release Internet Access
A View from the Field: Fighting for Truth and Justice December 18, 2020 Free Press staffers are fighting to ensure the media serve local communities and hold the powerful accountable. Story Free & Open Internet, Local Journalism
'Ready for Transformative Change': How the Media 2070 Creators Are Building on the Newsroom Reckonings for 2021 December 16, 2020 Free Press’ Alicia Bell, Joseph Torres and Collette Watson – the architects of Media 2070 – discuss what lies ahead for the organization’s media-reparations project. Mention Media Reparations, Media Accountability, Diversity in Media Ownership
Free Press and Allies File Brief in Supreme Court Media-Diversity Case December 16, 2020 The brief opposes the Trump FCC's unjustified attempt to reinstate its repeal of vital broadcast-ownership limits. Press Release Diversity in Media Ownership
Free Press & Allies File Media-Diversity Brief December 16, 2020 The brief, filed with the Supreme Court, seeks to preserve media-ownership limits. Download Legal & Court Document Diversity in Media Ownership