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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  Jessica (again) at Free Press · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 4:17 PM

We came so close [MATCH EXTENDED]

Free Press One more day to triple your #GivingTuesday impact. Friend — We came so close to reaching our #GivingTuesday goal last night ... but came in $1,521 short. Our matching-gift donor agreed to extend their offer for one more day because this is simply too important a mome…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 3:37 AM

2 hours to go [#GivingTuesday]

Free Press Triple your impact now. Friend, There are 2 hours left in #GivingTuesday and we still have a ways to go to reach our $25,000 match goal. Donate by midnight to triple your impact on our movement. The fate of Biden’s FCC nominees hangs in the balance. We need your support NOW to m…

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

November 30, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Wow [just a few hours left]

Free Press We could really use your #GivingTuesday support now. Friend — Wow. You all really started stepping things up after our last message. But we’ve still got a long way to go to reach our $25k #GivingTuesday goal by midnight tonight. Make your first-ever donation to Free …

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 4:37 PM

FWD: This is our moment [and not just #GivingTuesday]

Free Press Did you see Craig’s message? Friend — I wanted to make sure you saw Craig’s message below. It is vital that we reach our $25k #GivingTuesday goal by midnight tonight for so many reasons — including that we are going to need lots and lots of help to make sure we can turn bipartisa…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 12:38 PM

This is our moment [and not just #GivingTuesday]

Free Press Every day feels momentous Friend — Here we are: Tues., Nov. 30. Between the fight to pass the infrastructure bill with billions for broadband and the efforts to confirm President Biden’s excellent FCC nominees, every day at Free Press feels momentous. And today — #Gi…

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

November 29, 2021 at 8:28 PM

Billions with a ‘b’ [triple your #GivingTuesday impact]

Free Press A truly historic achievement. Friend — Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday ... but our movement has way too much to fight for to wait to officially launch our $25,000 matching-gift goal. Together, we just achieved a truly historic victory — securing $65 billion (with a B!) to …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

November 25, 2021 at 5:26 PM

You’ve given us a lot to feel thankful for

Free Press A little reminder of what we’ve accomplished together. Dear Friend, We've accomplished so much together in 2021 despite all the challenges this year. A year ago, we were celebrating because our democracy appeared to remain intact (though we were also very much conce…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 12:14 AM

Explained: How the FCC is key to racial justice

Free Press Net Neutrality & a reliable internet are crucial for racial justice. Friend, This morning, the Senate held a confirmation hearing for Jessica Rosenworcel, one of President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Communications Commission. Getting both Interim Chairwoman …

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  Sandy Fulton, Free Press · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 12:07 AM

FWD: The Patriot Act isn’t patriotic

Free Press We need your help to end mass surveillance. Friend, Twenty years ago, Congress passed the Patriot Act in the wake of the 9/11 attacks — ushering in an era of mass surveillance that has disproportionately harmed people of color, Muslim Americans, journalists and activists. We won …

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  Sandy Fulton, Free Press · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 12:09 AM

The Patriot Act isn’t patriotic

Free Press We need your help to end mass surveillance. Friend, In 2020, our movement made real progress in the fight against mass surveillance by ending Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Now, it’s time to repeal the rest of this dangerous law. We need people from every district in…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Explained: How broadband became a utility

Free Press A historic win in the fight for affordable high-speed internet. Friend— The infrastructure bill that the House passed last week is a historic win in the fight for affordable high-speed internet — and one that is the result of years upon years of advocacy. You see, be…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 9:14 PM

OANN wouldn’t exist without AT&T

Free Press One America News is spreading lies that endanger public health and democracy. Friend, Last month, Free Press learned that AT&T helped build the far-right One America News Network (OANN), a propaganda channel responsible for spreading anti-democratic dis…

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  Carmen Scurato, Free Press · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 10:42 PM

FWD: Tell the FTC to stop online discrimination

Free Press Act now to protect your civil rights online. Friend, Major social-media companies are engaging in widespread online discrimination that permeates almost every sphere of our lives — from employment and finance to health care, insurance, housing and education. We need urgent gover…

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  Carmen Scurato, Free Press · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 12:12 AM

Tell the FTC to stop online discrimination

Free Press Act now to protect your civil rights online. Friend, For too long, we’ve waited for Congress to act to protect our private information online. We can’t afford to wait any longer, especially when there’s a government agency that could take action now. Tell the Federal…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 12:57 AM

Explained: The 411 on broadband in the infrastructure bill

Free Press What’s next in the fight to close the digital divide. Friend— After many grueling months, Free Press Action and our allies achieved a major win in the fight for affordable high-speed internet after the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 6, 2021 at 4:07 PM

We’re ready to go

Free Press You can help us move mountains (I mean Congress). Friend, Congress’ holiday recess is just a few weeks away — and if the Senate doesn’t confirm BOTH of President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Communications Commission before then, the FCC will either default to a Republican majo…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 5, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Seriously urgent (like, for real)

Free Press You can help us move mountains (I mean Congress). Friend — If you’re anything like me, there’s nothing like a nomination hearing in Congress to get you leaping out of bed in the morning, excited and ready to go. OK, maybe you’re not that much like me. But getting Bide…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 7:33 PM

FWD: Net Neutrality is on the line

Free Press Net Neutrality and so much more are on the line. Friend, Congress’ holiday recess is about one month away. If the Senate doesn’t confirm President Biden's FCC nominees before then, the agency will default to a 2–1 Republican majority in January — making it much harder to restore N…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 1, 2021 at 11:14 PM

Net Neutrality is on the line

Free Press Net Neutrality and so much more are on the line. Friend — Why is it so critical for Congress to confirm Biden’s nominations to the FCC? Because without a full set of commissioners, many of Free Press Action’s key goals for media justice have been on hold. With a fully …

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

October 31, 2021 at 8:27 PM

Seriously scary – Final day: disinformation match

Free Press We can’t afford to miss our goal. Friend, Today — Halloween — is the last day for you to DOUBLE your impact in our fight against disinformation. Please donate now to help us combat this threat. The influence that disinformation has on our society is more frightening t…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

October 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM

FWD: 2 days to go [2x match to fight disinformation]

Free Press We only have until Oct. 31 to raise $10,000. Friend — I wanted to make sure you saw Rose’s note below, and that you had a chance to double your impact in the fight against disinformation and hate before we reach our matching-gift deadline on Oct. 31.From genocide against the Rohing…

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