Friend,

We’ve been closely watching the election results over the last week and are starting to get a clearer picture for what the coming weeks and months will look like for the many critical issues facing our country.

Here’s what we know for sure …

In the short term, we’ll:

• Continue to build on the early success and excellent coverage of our #StopToxicTwitter campaign by keeping the pressure on advertisers and readying for any post-election chaos;
• Fight Trump’s return to social media as he readies for a 2024 bid;
• Continue pushing to get Gigi Sohn confirmed to the FCC so the agency can get to work on urgent priorities even with the potential of a divided Congress;
• Push for the passage of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which would safeguard our personal data; and
• Fight bad bills like the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which would prop up the corporate media that continue to harm our communities.

In the long term, we’re aiming to:

• Get ready for 2024 now. We need to continue to expose how the news industry fuels threats to our democracy;
• Build new systems. We need to put forward new plans and strategies that will create the transformative changes and media structures that will support a just multiracial democracy; and
• Sharpen the vision and build the political power we need to construct a news system that is responsive to communities, rather than shareholders.

After last week's vote there are new political openings and opportunities. We have a lot of work ahead of us — but in the days ahead, we will organize for the media we deserve, the stories that must be told and the world we know we can build — because we know it’s possible.

And with your help, we intend to make that world a reality.

With gratitude,

Jessica J. González & Craig Aaron
Co-CEOs
freepress.net