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Free Press' Sarah Stone and Arin Anderson met with Wisconsin Rep. Tara Johnson and other lawmakers as we work to build a statewide media reform coalition.
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https://isthmus.com/opinion/from-the-editor/helping-journalists-find-their-power/
“It's difficult to be a fan when dictators and bad political actors align with a corrupt organization like FIFA and use the competition for political manipulation and propaganda." - @juliorvarela.com
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Talking about media and democracy with super-smart panelists @stephmsolis.bsky.social of @axios Boston and Sarah Stone of @freepress.bsky.social, expertly moderated by Marlene O'Brien of @lwvma.bsky.social. dankennedy.net/2026/06/11/t...
Fans should be reminded that soccer is a sport of resistance. And the resistance is growing.
Example: NO ICE movements holding “know your rights” trainings, publicizing support hotlines, and handing out information throughout the community.
Via @elpais.com: english.elpais.com/sports/2026-...
Click here to watch the program. I recently had a chance to talk about media and democracy with three super-smart fellow panelists: Steph Solis, co-author of the Axios Boston morning newsletter; Sa…
People across New Jersey are demanding access to trustworthy local journalism — and the New Jersey Civic Info Consortium has delivered. But now it could lose its funding.
Our statement:
The New Jersey Civic Info Consortium has made a huge difference in the lives of people craving trustworthy local news — but it's at risk of losing its funding.
Nearly 100 organizations and leaders are speaking out:
While Free Press doesn’t normally cover sports, this tournament touches many of the topics we work on — like media consolidation, surveillance aiding authoritarianism, and independent journalists exposing corruption and telling the stories the corporate media ignore.
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Bad news: The Trump Justice Department has approved the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Despite all the talk about conducting a thorough investigation, the fix was in from the start.
Our statement:
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This regime wants to spy on all of us to silence opposition. We're calling on lawmakers to continue pressing for reforms to Section 702.
Our statement: https://www.freepress.net/news/house-blocks-extension-section-702-spying-powers-time-widespread-concern-over-trump
History tells us that corruption has always been apart of the World Cup — FIFA is so corrupt that even Republicans in Congress have taken notice.
Free Press' @juliorvarela.com writes on Pressing Issues: pressingissues.org/our-copa-a-d...
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Now that the federal government has abandoned antitrust enforcement in favor of cronyism and runaway consolidation, state attorneys general must step in to block this deal.
