Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 22, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Alvaro Bedoya confirmed!

Free Press The Senate has confirmed public-interest champion Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC. Friend, Good news is hard to come by but I’m writing with some: On Wednesday, May 11th, after nearly 8 months of waiting, public interest-champion and former Free Press board member Alvaro Bedo…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 21, 2022 at 1:03 PM

FWD: After Buffalo, Tucker has to go

Free Press Tucker Carlson airs violent hate speech every night – he must be stopped Friend, Hate and disinformation – including the far-right “great replacement” conspiracy theory that motivated the Buffalo terrorist – aren't reserved to the fringes of the internet. These are being repeated…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 20, 2022 at 9:06 PM

The “great replacement” conspiracy theory must be stopped

Free Press Tucker Carlson airs violent hate speech every night – he must be stopped Can you add your name to demand Tucker Carlson be fired for spreading violent white supremacist lies? Friend – We’re deeply saddened and angry about the murders in Buffalo last Saturday. Violen…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

May 17, 2022 at 8:50 PM

After Buffalo, media and tech can’t look away

Free Press This tragedy should be a catalyst to a fundamental reckoning with the media system. Friend, A church elder. A grandmother. A grandfather. A security guard. A Sunday school teacher. A baker. A civil rights activist. A jitney driver. A father of three. A young girl, wit…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 14, 2022 at 12:06 PM

[SIGN] KEEP TRUMP OFF TWITTER

Free Press We can’t leave our safety up to the whims of Elon Musk. Friend, We celebrated a major victory when Twitter removed Donald Trump from the platform in 2021. For years, Trump violated Twitter’s terms of service by spreading disinformation and promoting violence — includ…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 11, 2022 at 3:41 PM

FWD: Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Free Press Trump should not be allowed to return to Twitter. Friend, Elon Musk wants to allow Trump to return to Twitter — showing that he doesn’t care one bit about how the ex-president used the platform to incite a violent white-supremacist insurrection. And Musk has made it clear that he…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 10, 2022 at 11:07 PM

Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Free Press Trump should not be allowed to return to Twitter. Elon Musk just announced that he plans to let Trump back on Twitter. Donate to our emergency fundraiser to help us fight back. Friend, Elon Musk just confirmed what we suspected: If he becomes CEO of Twitter, he will…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 9, 2022 at 9:30 PM

What we’ve been up to 👀

Free Press The latest from the Free Press team Friend— A free and equitable press is essential to our survival as a multiracial democracy. As we face increasing threats to our civil rights, Free Press organizers and advocates are working hard to ensure that journalists, policym…

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  STOP ELON · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 3:42 PM

FWD: How we’ll take on Elon

Free Press Online hate and disinformation are destroying our democracy. Friend, Elon Musk — the world’s richest person — just bought Twitter, and there’s a huge risk that under his leadership the platform will FULLY stop fighting online hate and disinformation. But let’s be real: Twitter w…

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  STOP ELON · [email protected]

April 26, 2022 at 7:13 PM

How we’ll take on Elon

Free Press Online hate and disinformation are destroying our democracy. The midterms are in six months, Elon Musk just took over Twitter and scandal after scandal is uncovered at Facebook every week. Make an emergency gift to help us #FixTheFeed today. Friend, Elon Musk — the …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Twitter: sold! To the richest man in the world

Free Press Social-media companies have failed us. Friend, I’m sure you saw the news: The Twitter board has unanimously approved Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company and take it private.1 What will Musk do with the platform now? Musk doesn’t have a great track record of prot…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

April 21, 2022 at 6:45 PM

More puppies, fewer lies

Free Press Social-media companies have failed us. Friend, Hateful, violent and misleading content is everywhere on social media. And companies like Facebook are actively amplifying this content — and causing it to go viral. Why? Because it makes them money. This has gone on long enough: Urge…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

April 20, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Disinformation? We’ve got a plan for that

Free Press Social-media companies have failed us. Social-media companies have failed us, Friend. They promised us cute pictures of our nieces and our friends’ new puppies. And what they delivered instead was hate speech, deadly disinformation, calls to violence and propaganda. …

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 12:14 AM

Disrupting online hate and lies

Free Press Our values Friend— This month Free Press is launching a campaign to pressure social-media companies to stop amplifying bigotry and conspiracy theories ahead of the midterm elections. As in previous years, we know that foreign and domestic actors alike will push lies …

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

April 9, 2022 at 1:14 PM

A view from the field

Free Press The latest from the Free Press team Friend— There’s so much on the line: fighting disinformation, ensuring equity and reparations for Black communities, and strengthening local journalism. Free Press organizers and advocates are hard at work in communities across the…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 5:11 PM

We haven’t heard from you yet

Free Press We are getting SO close. As the co-CEOs of Free Press Action, our text chain is always busy. And right now, as we approach the deadline to raise $10,000 and have it matched dollar for dollar, we’ve been texting a lot to see how close we are to meeting our goal. The a…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

March 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM

FWD: An update from our legal team

Free Press Will you help the Free Press Action legal team? Hey there— I wanted to be sure you saw this note from Carmen earlier. ALL donations to Free Press Action are currently being matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000! This is an exciting opportunity to have a BIG impact on the critica…

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  Carmen Scurato, Free Press · [email protected]

March 22, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Checking in

Free Press Will you help the Free Press Action legal team? Dear Friend, I know, I know — usually when you get an email from a lawyer it’s bad news, right? Well, in this case it’s GOOD news, because I wanted to give you a quick update on the legal work we’re doing to stop the dan…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

March 18, 2022 at 4:21 PM

This is a critical time to stop disinformation

Free Press Let’s keep the momentum going. Dear Friend, We have a major victory to announce: Under pressure from the Free Press Action-led Change the Terms coalition, YouTube has agreed to block global access to the Russian propaganda outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik. That …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Ukraine and the media

Free Press A different media — a different future — is possible. Friend, Like you, we’re watching the news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with anxiety, sadness — and frustration over how the media often fail to pierce the fog of war or to offer deeper context about wh…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 9:34 PM

We’ve waited over a year

Free Press A quick update on FCC and FTC nominees Friend, I’m writing with great news: This morning the Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nominations of Alvaro Bedoya and Gigi Sohn to respectively fill the tie-breaking commissioner spots at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 11:32 PM

A view from the field: fighting for equitable journalism

Free Press This is how we build a movement. Friend— If we’re going to save democracy with an inclusive press and a free and open internet — we have to get to work! Free Press organizers and advocates are working in communities all over the country to ensure that journalists, p…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

February 5, 2022 at 2:07 PM

FWD: Your rights are at stake

Free Press Dissent is essential to achieving racial justice and protecting our democracy. Friend, In the last 4 years, 243 anti-protest bills have been introduced in 45 states. And these bills are truly horrifying: In Florida, Oklahoma and Iowa, for example, laws grant immunity to drivers wh…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 7:52 PM

Protect dissent

Free Press Dissent is essential to achieving racial justice and protecting our democracy. Friend, 243 bills in 45 states. That’s how many punitive anti-protest bills have been introduced in the last 4 years. It’s been nearly 2 years since millions of people around the world too…

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  Venneikia Williams, Free Press · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 9:25 PM

February is Black Narrative Power Month

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream This month, you’re invited to journey with us into the Afro future. A Project of Free Press Friend, There are many ways of marking, measuring and experiencing time. For some, the new year began on January 1st. For o…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 5:07 PM

FWD: Big or small — up to you

Free Press This is where you come in. Friend, 2022 is off to an intense start — and we’re already hard at work on campaigns to fight hate and disinformation, restore Net Neutrality and deliver affordable internet access. The effectiveness of our campaigns depends on how many organizers we…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 5:22 PM

Big or small — up to you

Free Press This is where you come in. Dear Friend, 2022 is off to an intense start. We’re already hard at work fighting disinformation ahead of the 2022 midterm elections — and using every tool we have to protect the free and open internet, and make it accessible to all. How …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 5:46 PM

FWD: Capitol Insurrection: sponsored by Facebook

Free Press Help defend against disinformation. Friend, Between Election Day 2020 and the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol, Facebook hosted over 650,000 deceitful posts about the presidential race on its platform. These lies prompted people across the country to believe that the election ha…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 7:25 PM

Capitol Insurrection: sponsored by Facebook

Free Press Help defend against disinformation. Friend, A damning new report from ProPublica and The Washington Post found that between Election Day 2020 and the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, Facebook hosted over 650,000 hateful disinformation posts about the president…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 6:47 PM

FWD: Sen. Cantwell needs to hear from you

Free Press Gigi Sohn, Biden’s nominee to fill the FCC’s fifth and final seat, is still waiting for a vote. Friend, Comcast just hired a lobbying firm to try to torpedo Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC. The company clearly knows that Sohn will work for people, not corporations. We can’t aff…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 7:34 PM

Sen. Cantwell needs to hear from you

Free Press Gigi Sohn, Biden’s nominee to fill the FCC’s fifth and final seat, is still waiting for a vote. Friend, The Federal Communications Commission has been without a governing majority for the entire Biden administration. That means that the agency hasn’t been able to do t…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM

This was not the plan

Free Press Let’s break down what’s happened — and hasn’t — since Jan. 6, 2021. Friend, A year ago we sent you this message: “A mob incited by the sitting president of the United States attacked the Capitol to try to subvert the results of a democratic election.” Thinking back …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 4:34 PM

Thrilled

Free Press From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you. Dear Friend, Thank you. We set a big, ambitious goal to raise $50,000 at the end of 2021 to fuel our work in 2022. And we are thrilled to report back that we met our goal! Thanks to our supporters, we raised $50,190 — which…

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

January 2, 2022 at 1:27 AM

Final hours ⏰ No more extensions

Free Press A great way to kickstart your new year’s resolution. Hey— I’m proud to say that at Free Press, we don’t take a penny from business, government or political parties — everything we do is possible only because of support from people like you. That’s why I wanted to be sure you ha…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 4:07 PM

I’ve got good news and bad news.

Free Press Bad news first. From all of us at Free Press, Happy New Year! I’m writing to you this morning because I have good news and bad news. The bad news first: We did not reach our $50,000 year-end goal. In fact, we’re still $1,816 short. But here’s the good news: When I…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 4:08 AM

Still (a very little) time to TRIPLE your impact

Free Press You could put us over the top. There’s just one hour left until midnight, and we still have $4,229 to go to meet our end-of-year 3x-match goal! Hurry! Donate now and your gift will be TRIPLED! $30 = $90 $100 = $300 $250 = $750 Free Press is counting on you to…

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 2:07 AM

3 hours left !!️ to triple your impact

Free Press I want to make sure you saw this. Hey there , Did you see this email from Craig? It’s absolutely critical that we meet our $50,000 fundraising goal by midnight tonight — just a few hours to go! Donate here: https://freepress.net/donate I’m really hoping you’ll donate right away.…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 8:08 PM

Do this one thing before midnight ...

Free Press … and have THREE TIMES the impact! Dear Friend, In a minute, I’m going to ask you to make a year-end donation to Free Press that will be triple matched. TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT But first, I want to highlight some of the incredible wins we’ve achieved together in 2021: …

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 2:50 PM

You don’t want to miss this offer.

Free Press It’s only good until midnight! TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT I wanted to be sure you saw this note from Mike Apgar yesterday. He’s the donor who is triple matching all donations between now and midnight tonight! As Free Press’ COO I can personally tell you how critical Mike’s triple-ma…

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  Mike Apgar for Free Press · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM

My gift isn’t enough. That’s why I’m TRIPLING yours.

Free Press Support Free Press’ urgent work in 2022! Hi, it’s me again — your Free Press matching-gift donor. I’m reaching out with only 1 day left to give toward our triple-match goal. While I’m incredibly lucky to be able to make large donations to Free Press, my gifts are s…

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 4:27 PM

A small window

Free Press We’re counting on your donation to get things done. TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT Dear Friend, Time has felt weird in 2021 but I just checked the calendar and it’s really true — there are only 2 days left in the year! That means that there are only 2 days left to TRIPLE y…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 3:08 PM

We haven’t heard from you yet

Free Press 3 more days to have 3x the impact. YOUR MATCH OFFER: STILL AVAILABLE CLAIM BY: 11:59 p.m. on FRI. 12/31 YOUR GIFT TRIPLES TO: $30 $90 $60 $120 $90 $180 Friend, I know I just emailed you, but this is important. I just went through our latest fundrai…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 8:09 PM

Just in: new TRIPLE match

Free Press You truly make a difference (and I see it). Friend — I have some exciting news: With just 4 days left until Dec. 31, our generous matching-gift donor has offered to TRIPLE every donation until we reach our $50,000 goal. Please donate now while your gift will go THREE …

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM

FWD: I’m doubling your year-end gift

Free Press We’re short — can you jump in real quick? Dear Friend, Did you see Mike’s email below? I’m flagging it because, well, I’m not going to lie … we’re not close to meeting our fundraising goal yet — and we need to make the most of this generous matching-gift offer. I won’t take much…

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  Mike Apgar (friend of Free Press) · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 4:11 PM

I’m doubling your year-end gift

Free Press Make a tax-deductible gift and I’ll make it go 3x as far. Friend — Craig emailed you last week to let you know that a Free Press donor is doubling all donations through Dec. 31 until Free Press raises $50,000. And I’m writing today to tell you that that donor is me.…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 6:55 PM

FWD: Our movement did amazing things in 2021

Free Press We need your help: DOUBLE your impact. Friend — I wanted to make sure you saw Jessica’s message below because I really can’t say this enough: Thank you so much for being part of our important work this past year. I have been in the weeds for much of this year in the negotiations …

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

December 14, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Our movement did amazing things in 2021

Free Press Now you can double your impact for 2022. Dear Friend, Great news: Last week Jessica Rosenworcel — a huge champion of Net Neutrality and affordable internet access — was confirmed as the FCC’s chair. Now we’re fighting with everything we’ve got to get Gigi Sohn confir…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 6:29 PM

Okay. We’ve got some traction now.

Free Press Open for a quick recap of some wins we’re celebrating this month. Friend— I have some awesome news to share about the work that YOU have helped make happen this last month. It’s been really remarkable to see how much we’ve been able to accomplish and how quickly thin…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 4:34 PM

An announcement & lots of hope

Free Press DOUBLE your impact through Dec 31. Dear Friend, After 20 months of COVID-19, it’s become impossible to ignore the systemic injustices that impact Black, Brown and low-income communities. But here’s the thing: In Washington, D.C., there is now more political will to …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 6:07 PM

We did it — and I know we can do so much more

Free Press We reached our #GivingTuesday goal. Dear Friend, With help from generous donors like you, Free Press reached our #GivingTuesday triple-match goal — thank you so much! We have a lot of hard work ahead of us. We have plans to build on our victory securing $65 billion …

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