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Friend,
As we get ready to stand up to Trump 2.0, we’re clear-eyed about his playbook: attacking the media so his administration can evade accountability for destroying civil-rights protections and democratic norms while funneling billions in taxpayer dollars to Trump’s inner circle of billionaire grifters.
This past year, we've witnessed billionaires wield outsized influence over our democracy and our media — amplifying disinformation and undermining trust in journalism to enable the reelection of Donald Trump. With his promotion of one of the Project 2025 co-authors to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency will spend four years attacking free speech and freedom of the press. But with our deep expertise on all things FCC, Free Press is uniquely positioned to fight back.
We have ambitious plans to fight authoritarianism in 2025 — but we can't do it without you.
We must raise $50,000 by the end of the year. And thanks to a generous donor, every dollar you give will be matched, doubling your impact. Will you make your first tax-deductible gift to Free Press? Your gift today will go twice as far.
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DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT NOW »
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Here are four big reasons why making a generous gift to Free Press before the end of the year is so important:
* We’re facing a five-alarm fire at the FCC. With Trump’s nomination of Brendan Carr to serve as the next chairman, we expect more media consolidation that will allow Trump-friendly conglomerates like the right-wing Sinclair to gain control of even more TV and radio stations. Carr is also committed to overturning the recently restored Net Neutrality protections and undermining the FCC’s ability to hold companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon accountable for abusing internet users. Carr has threatened to pull broadcast licenses of stations that fact check Trump or offer opposing views. This is a major violation of free speech, and Free Press is prepared to fight the Trump FCC in the courts of law.
* We’re worried about the future of public media. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are sharing details about their newly created, dubiously named “Department of Government Efficiency” — and they’ve called for removing all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a main revenue source for the hundreds of local NPR and PBS stations that air Sesame Street, Fresh Air and other beloved programs. Free Press has stopped previous efforts to cut public media, and we’ll do it again.
* We will never give up and we won’t stay quiet. Walking away from a fight isn’t the way we do things. Just one example: Look how long it took us to win — and then win back — the Net Neutrality rules we fought so hard for over the last decade. We will never stop fighting to protect Net Neutrality, combat attacks on journalists and defeat dangerous bills designed to silence nonprofits.
* We’re independent. We don’t take a cent from business, government or political parties, and we never will. We believe that each gift should benefit Free Press in the most ethical and unencumbered manner and be consistent with our mission, core values and commitment to being a multiracial organization that builds power with people, embodies equity and inclusion, and acts with rigor and integrity.
Friend, if you’re with us, could you power our work in 2025 and beyond by helping us reach our year-end fundraising goal? Remember, every $1 you give = $2.
Thank you in advance for helping us kick off 2025 strong.
Best,
Jessica & Craig
Co-CEOs
Free Press
Free Press Action
P.S. With the holidays fast approaching, Dec. 31 will be here before we know it. Your DOUBLED contribution is crucial to helping Free Press build a media system that serves the people, not a handful of billionaires. Please donate today. And thank you again!
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