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Remembering Robert W. McChesney

3 weeks ago | freepress.net | Craig Aaron

Robert W. McChesney, the renowned media scholar and co-founder of Free Press, died on March 25 at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 72. Professor McChesney — Bob to his friends — was an intellectual force who changed the way a generation of academics, journalists, politicians and activists thought about how the media shape our broader politics and possibilities.
When the Truth Doesn't Exist, Democracy Is in Trouble

2 months ago | freepress.net | Craig Aaron

I testified on Feb. 12 before the House Judiciary Committee about the free-speech emergency in our country. The culprits: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the country’s most powerful media billionaires, and members of Congress too consumed with old tweets (and, well, eggs) to respond to a constitutional crisis.
Fighting for the Future of Journalism

2 months ago | freepress.net | Vanessa Maria Graber |Qing Saville

Local journalism is disappearing around the country — but at a time of heightened threat, it’s more essential than ever to ensure that people have the news they need to stay informed. Free Press’ Future of Journalism team is kicking off 2025 by working on the ground with journalists and communities in key target locations, building the civic-media field’s capacity to engage in policy debates, proposing bold policy ideas that prioritize communities’ information needs, and defending press freedom.
Fighting Disinformation Must Be Part of Disaster-Relief Efforts

Jan 13, 2025 | freepress.net | Timothy Karr

Misleading claims about California’s efforts to combat the fires ravaging greater Los Angeles have taken a nasty turn as prominent public figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump have posted disinformation on online platforms to politicize the most destructive disaster in the city’s history. It’s gotten so bad that many officials focused on fighting the fires have had to divert time and resources to confront and fact check the scourge of lies about the disaster.
Elon Musk's Plan to Defund Public Media and Defend Trumpism

Nov 25, 2024 | freepress.net | Timothy Karr

Lurking in the 10th paragraph of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's cost-cutting screed on the new Department of Government Efficiency is a line that should worry anyone who cares about the future of public media — and its ability to hold Trump and other authoritarians accountable.
Media and Tech Billionaires Helped Elect Trump - and Now They're Ready to Serve

Nov 15, 2024 | freepress.net | Craig Aaron

Surveying the wreckage after the 2024 election, many post-mortems have tried to explain the tactical or messaging mishaps that led to Trump’s victory. But a lot of them have missed the most obvious culprit: the media. Yes, in this case, it is appropriate to blame the messengers —– or at least their billionaire bosses.
Our Endorsement: Save Journalism from the Billionaires

Oct 29, 2024 | freepress.net | Craig Aaron

This year’s most notable newspaper endorsements are the ones that never happened. Just days before the presidential election, the billionaire owners of two of the country’s most important newspapers, The Los Angeles Timesand The Washington Post, blocked their own editorial boards from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump.
How a New Bill Would Help Stop AI Discrimination

Oct 1, 2024 | freepress.net | Craig Aaron

Artificial intelligence has rapidly entered every part of our lives. There’s a lot of hype about AI. There’s a lot of chatter. There’s a lot of fear, too. But too often, we’re asking the wrong questions. The important question isn’t whether AI is inherently bad or good, but who is going to benefit? Is AI going to make our lives easier or is it going to be used to exacerbate inequality, exploitation and discrimination? Who’s going to be at the table when these decisions are made?
Challenging Election Lies Targeting Latinos and Immigrants

Sep 30, 2024 | freepress.net | Jessica Gonzalez

In communities across our nation, millions of immigrants are living quietly and in harmony with native-born residents. We’re neighbors, coworkers and friends, and we’re caring for each other across racial, ethnic and partisan lines. Yet we rarely see those stories on the nightly news or on the front page; those stories never go viral on social-media platforms.
California's Closed-Door Deal & the Fight for Local Journalism

Sep 9, 2024 | freepress.net | Alex Frandsen

Since 2023, California has been on the frontlines of a policy debate taking place across the country: How can lawmakers help stem the relentless downward spiral of local journalism? In the California legislative session that ended on Aug. 31, 2024, a series of committee hearings on two major bills came to naught.