Free Press Action Fund Organizer James L. Thompson testified before the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee about the need to revive and strengthen local media.
On Wednesday, 68 lawmakers sent a letter urging the FCC to stop attacking Lifeline, a program that subsidizes phone and internet access for poor people.
News Voices: North Carolina and Working Narratives are presenting workshops at the Free Movement Conference on the links between journalism and social justice.
The number of mayors pledging to refuse to do business with online gatekeepers has grown to 16 since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled MayorsForNetNeutrality.org on Sunday.
Free Press and Color Of Change will host a virtual town hall on March 8 to discuss the Kerner Commission report and the media’s role in creating racial divisions.