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July 13, 2023 at 9:19 PM

Explained: What’s the deal with Threads?

Free Press Make sure you aren’t trading one mismanaged hellscape for another. Friend, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are going toe to toe in more than one arena. Their latest cage match is over the future of micro-blogging, the social-media format that involves short posts shar…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 1:13 PM

You vs. Big Media

Free Press Another media system is possible Another media system — one that isn’t dominated by harmful Big Media-backed narratives and the consolidation of local newsrooms — is possible. Help us hit our fundraising goal of 250 donations with a gift by midnight » Take a mome…

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July 6, 2023 at 2:26 PM

FWD: This bill must be stopped

Free Press We need all hands on deck if we’re going to stop the JCPA Friend, The Journalism Competition and Privacy Act (JCPA) — an awful bill in Congress that would weaken the local journalism its champions claim it would save — is on the move. The JCPA would send a tiny portion of Google’…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 4:14 PM

This bill must be stopped

Free Press We need all hands on deck if we’re going to stop the JCPA The JCPA would make the local-journalism crisis much worse and we need your help to stop it. Rush a donation by 7/9 » Ugh, friend. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the controv…

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June 30, 2023 at 8:39 PM

This week set us back. But it will not crush our spirits.

Free Press Free Press condemns SCOTUS erosion of equal opportunity and human rights Friend, This week the Supreme Court issued three rulings eroding equality and human rights. The majority opinions are tough to read and seem to come from an alternate reality where there is no …

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June 28, 2023 at 6:36 PM

🗞️Here’s your June Free Press Update:

Free Press Right-wing cries to defund PBS, funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, and more Welcome to the June edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter. Let’s dig into everything we’ve been up to in the last month: The Black Future Newsstand Experience…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 6:17 PM

FWD: Internet access is in jeopardy for millions of people

Free Press Urge Congress to save the Affordable Connectivity Program Friend, Home internet is as essential as electricity. But it’s also super-expensive. That’s where the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program comes in: It gives households living near the poverty line or enrolled in other fed…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Millions living near the poverty line could lose home internet❗

Free Press Urge Congress to save the Affordable Connectivity Program Friend, You don’t need me to tell you that the cost of home internet is ridiculously expensive. And for too many people, that hefty price tag put home internet far out of reach — until the FCC created the Affor…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 1:17 PM

Explained: What happened when PBS fact-checked Trump’s lies

Free Press PBS dared to hold Trump accountable — and experienced a right-wing backlash. Friend, During its broadcast of Trump’s post-indictment rally on June 13, PBS NewsHour dared to hold the former president accountable. The show added factual context to the disgraced former president’s li…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Explained: What happened when PBS fact-checked Trump’s lies

Free Press PBS dared to hold Trump accountable — and experienced a right-wing backlash. Friend, PBS must have really crossed the line this time. During its broadcast of Trump’s post-indictment rally on June 13, PBS NewsHour added factual context to the disgraced former presid…

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June 14, 2023 at 8:43 PM

FWD: The cost of high-speed internet is too damn high

Free Press This urgent petition is missing your name Friend, Despite its importance, broadband-internet access in the United States is far from universal. Tens of millions of households rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program to make ends meet and ensure they have the ability to partici…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 10:07 PM

The cost of high-speed internet is too damn high

Free Press The more people who join us in demanding action, the more powerful we’ll be Friend, In 2021, our advocacy paved the way for historic broadband provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure package that President Biden signed into law. This investment in closing the digi…

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June 11, 2023 at 2:08 PM

FWD: We’re ready to stop Sinclair. Are you?

Free Press Sinclair has destroyed local news for far too long. Friend, We’re fighting tooth and nail to hold right-wing media conglomerates like Sinclair accountable for gutting local newsrooms and broadcasting propaganda — and we’re pushing Congress to reject industry-written bills like the…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 9:03 PM

We’re ready to stop Sinclair. Are you?

Free Press Sinclair has destroyed local news for far too long. Friend, All across the United States, local journalism has been decimated. For millions of people, it simply doesn’t exist — and communities are suffering in the absence of essential local reporting. Without local n…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Explained: How Musk is setting up Twitter’s new CEO to fail

Free Press A new CEO won’t fix the hellscape that is Twitter Friend, Twitter’s new boss has inherited a company in a tailspin — and unless Linda Yaccarino takes up advice Elon Musk has ignored, the social-media platform is destined to crash and burn. According to new reporting…

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June 7, 2023 at 11:06 PM

FWD: Tell the Senate: We need a fully functional FCC now 🚨

Free Press Making sure you saw Heather’s email Friend, We’re urging the Senate to confirm the FCC nominees without delay — so the deadlock at the agency will finally end. We’re trying to generate as many petition signatures as possible — but it doesn’t look like you’ve taken action yet. Wil…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 6, 2023 at 10:07 PM

President Biden was inaugurated more than two years ago. It’s June 2023 and we still don’t have a fully functional FCC. 🤯 Tell the Senate to confirm the FCC nominees without delay!

Free Press This delay is harming millions of people. Enough. Friend, President Biden was sworn into office on Jan. 21, 2021. Flash forward more than two years later: It’s June 2023, and we still don’t have a fully functional Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Never before…

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  Brenda Rivas, Free Press · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 6:37 PM

We're counting on you

Free Press Could you help us hit our May fundraising goal? Help Free Press hit a critical May fundraising goal with a donation before midnight >> Friend, Whether you’ve been following Free Press for a long time or just recently joined our movement, you may know that one …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Your May Free Press update is ready

Free Press Biden’s new FCC nominee, Sinclair’s destruction of local news & more Welcome to the May edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter. It was another busy month around here and we have a lot to cover — let’s dig in: President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Elon Musk 🤝 Ron DeSantis

Free Press We’re monitoring DeSantis and his manipulation of the media to push forward his agenda Friend— Earlier this week, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his run for President through a live Twitter Spaces event. The event was a colossal disaster — full of tech snafus …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 6:45 PM

BREAKING: We finally have a new nominee to fill the fifth seat at the FCC

Free Press The end of the FCC deadlock may be in sight Big news: President Biden nominated Anna Gomez — a State Department senior technology adviser, former FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration official, and corporate attorney — to fill the fifth an…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 18, 2023 at 6:34 PM

FWD: Tell Google: Stop aiding abortion prosecutors❗

Free Press Google is collecting info on people visiting abortion clinics Friend, Last year Google promised that it would delete the location histories of users visiting abortion clinics. However, new research shows that Google is still collecting and retaining location histories on people ma…

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May 17, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Tell Google: Stop aiding abortion prosecutors❗

Free Press Google is collecting info on people visiting abortion clinics This is bad: Despite claims to the contrary, Google is still collecting and retaining at least two distinct pieces of location data from individuals visiting abortion clinics. Prosecutors could easily weapo…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

May 16, 2023 at 6:36 PM

FWD: Explained: Why CNN provided a platform for Trump

Free Press CNN’s Trump town hall showed the lengths networks will go to in pursuit of profits. We just wanted to make sure you had a chance to read Timothy’s email from the other day on why CNN provided a platform for Trump at its town hall. You can read it below! —All of us at Free Press …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 7:50 PM

CNN’s Trump trainwreck

Free Press CNN’s Trump town hall showed the lengths networks will go to in pursuit of profits. Friend, The pageantry of lies that passed for a town hall last week was yet another low point in CNN’s coverage of Donald Trump. To absolutely no one’s surprise, the former president…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 13, 2023 at 1:03 PM

FWD: URGENT ACTION NEEDED → Stop the JCPA!

Free Press Thousands have already taken action — will you join them? The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) has been reintroduced in the Senate. Spoiler alert: It’s still bad, and would benefit right-wing media conglomerates like Sinclair instead of local communities that need…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

May 12, 2023 at 8:34 PM

URGENT ACTION NEEDED → Stop the JCPA!

Free Press Join us in calling on the Senate to stop the JCPA. Sinclair’s out here shutting down local newsrooms while Congress is pushing a bill that would line the company’s pockets. Tell your senators to reject the JCPA. Friend, Our legal team has scoured the details of …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 5:12 PM

FWD - Explained: How lawmakers and regulators are helping Sinclair destroy local news

Free Press Why right-wing media conglomerate Sinclair is getting away with it Hey Friend, we just wanted to make sure you had a chance to read Timothy’s email from the other day on how lawmakers and regulators are helping media conglomerate Sinclair destroy local news as we know it. You can …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

May 6, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Explained: How lawmakers and regulators are helping Sinclair destroy local news

Free Press Why right-wing media conglomerate Sinclair is getting away with it Friend, Sometimes lawmakers write legislation that would do the opposite of its stated goal. Nowhere is this more evident than in two recent bills — one introduced at the state level and another in th…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 2:07 PM

FWD: !!️Sinclair sucks and we’ve had enough

Free Press We’d love to see your name on our petition. Hey, we have a petition urging the FCC to ensure that broadcasters use the public airwaves to benefit local communities and their information needs. We’re sending this to the agency in the wake of reports that media giant Sinclair plans …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 10:04 PM

!!️Sinclair sucks and we’ve had enough

Free Press The public airwaves should be used to benefit local communities and their information needs. Sinclair has long used its exclusive access to the public airwaves to stifle local news, evade media-ownership limits and produce harmful content. Tell the FCC that broadc…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 8:09 PM

Free Press April Update: Elon’s Twitter hellscape, public media under attack, and more 🗞️

Free Press There’s a lot to cover Welcome to the April edition of our new monthly newsletter! It was another busy month at Free Press and we have a lot to cover — let’s dig in. Elon Musk: The World's Worst Businessman Even billionaires get things wrong. But none more so than…

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April 25, 2023 at 10:06 PM

FWD - Explained: The week Fox News & the Murdochs hope you'll soon forget

Free Press No single company has done more combined harm to our planet and democracy than Fox Friend, Last week, Fox News decided to settle the Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case for $787.5 million — and right-wing hosts like Tucker Carlson are hoping we’ll soon forget about their att…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

April 23, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Explained: The week Fox News & the Murdochs hope you'll soon forget

Free Press No single company has done more combined harm to our planet and democracy than Fox It's been a momentous week in media — one that executives and hosts at Fox News hope you’ll soon forget. But the aftertaste from its $787.5-million decision to settle the Dominion Voti…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

April 20, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Our message for Elon in the sky ✈️

Free Press Your donation today fuels this critical (and creative!) organizing Friend, This week, Twitter CEO Elon Musk took to the main stage at the advertiser-focused POSSIBLE conference in Miami Beach in an attempt to woo brands back to his toxic platform. And what better wa…

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April 14, 2023 at 1:06 PM

FWD: Explained: Elon Musk’s Twitter hellscape

Free Press What a year … This isn’t an anniversary we want to celebrate: Today marks one year since Elon Musk initiated his purchase of Twitter. But it’s worth taking a look back at all of the terrible decisions Musk has made as CEO of the social-media platform — so we can recommit ourselves…

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April 13, 2023 at 3:13 PM

Explained: Elon Musk’s Twitter hellscape

Free Press What a year … Friend, Tomorrow marks one long year since billionaire Elon Musk initiated his purchase of Twitter. When his plan went public, Free Press Action sounded the alarm about his tendency to suppress speech he doesn’t like and rally mobs of loyal fans to go a…

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April 8, 2023 at 1:07 PM

FWD: Tell Congress: Protect funding for public media

Free Press Congress needs to hear from activists like you today Public media is under attack. Again. A new bill would end federal funding for NPR and PBS. But we don’t see your name on our petition yet. Will you join us in telling Congress to protect funding for public media? Thanks for tak…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Tell Congress: Protect funding for public media

Free Press Congress needs to hear from activists like you today Public media is under attack and we need your help to fight back. Take action with us now. Friend, Earlier this week, Twitter put a “US-state affiliated media” label on NPR’s official Twitter account — inaccu…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

April 5, 2023 at 8:07 PM

FWD: TikTok isn’t the problem

Free Press We don’t see your name on this petition yet Friend, Did you see Candace’s email from the other day? We’re calling on Congress to champion real federal privacy protections instead of singling out individual apps like TikTok that engage in the same kinds of harmful actions that so m…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

April 4, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Congress is scapegoating TikTok

Free Press We need *real* action on privacy Friend, By now, you’ve probably heard a lot of hype and panic about the social-media platform TikTok — and a rush from Congress to ban the app. Whether you enjoy the thousands of dance videos TikTok has given us over the years or not,…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

April 1, 2023 at 4:17 PM

So close [MATCH EXTENDED]

Free Press Our matching-gift donor agreed to extend their offer for one more day! We came so close to reaching our goal of signing up 25 new monthly gifts last night, but we fell 5 gifts short. The good news is that our matching-gift donor agreed to extend their offer for one m…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 1:27 PM

Last chance: Your monthly gift DOUBLED for a year

Free Press Last chance to double your support for 12 months I’ll keep this brief. Over the past year, we’ve had to contend with a sharp decline in our monthly gifts. That makes things tough for an organization like Free Press, since small-dollar contributions — especially month…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

March 30, 2023 at 1:16 PM

FWD: A concerning trend

Free Press Connectors are so essential to the work we do at Free Press. Friend, Creating change requires vigilance not just in the weeks ahead, but in the months and even years ahead. That is why our Connectors — donors who give monthly and provide the reliable source of revenue we need th…

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  Brenda Rivas, Free Press · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 6:25 PM

A concerning trend

Free Press This matching-gift offer ends in just a few days. This month only: Start a new monthly gift and it will be MATCHED for 12 months >> Friend, This isn't the kind of email we like sending you, but we have to. Since last year, we've been keeping a close eye on a co…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Check out the latest Free Press newsletter

Free Press From our fight for a new FCC nominee to standing up to fascist legislation … there’s a lot to cover Welcome to the March edition of our new monthly newsletter! It was another busy month at Free Press and we have a lot to cover — let’s get right to it. A Smear Campaig…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 4:16 PM

FWD: 7 new messages for you 💬

Free Press Making sure you saw the group chat I wanted to bump up the following conversation from Jessica and Craig from the other day about a big fundraising goal coming up at the end of the month, and why it’s so important: 👋 Hey, it’s Craig, one of Free Pre…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 1:12 PM

7 new messages for you 💬

Free Press There’s never been a better time to give to Free Press 👋 Hey, it’s Craig, one of Free Press’s co-CEOs. I wanted to add you to a group chat since Jessica (my fellow co-CEO) and I were talking about a big goal coming up at the end of the month. …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 5:07 PM

FWD: Tell Meta: Trump should play by the same rules as the rest of us

Free Press We’re missing your name on this petition Just making sure you saw Jessica’s email from yesterday. Donald Trump’s back on Facebook with a second chance he didn’t deserve. Tell Meta to hold Trump to the same content moderation standards as the rest of us by signing our petition to …

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  Jessica at Free Press · [email protected]

March 21, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Tell Meta: Trump should play by the same rules as the rest of us

Free Press Trump’s back on Facebook with a second chance. One he didn’t deserve. Friend, Two months ago, Meta decided to allow Donald Trump to return to its platforms — despite overwhelming evidence that he used them to incite an insurrection. Over the weekend, ahead of his ant…

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