The Free Press Team · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 5:06 PM

FWD: [3X MATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT] — donate now for Net Neutrality

Free Press You’ve always been by our side Friend, since Candace emailed you this morning we’ve seen a BIG spike in gifts — which a generous donor is TRIPLE MATCHING. This opportunity won't last forever, so if you’ve been waiting to make a donation until it’ll have the largest impact, this i…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 1:07 PM

[3X MATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT] — donate now for Net Neutrality

Free Press Time is running out to make a triple-sized impact Friend, take a moment to close your eyes and imagine: One year from now, the FCC has brought back Net Neutrality. It’s restored its Title II authority to prevent internet service providers from exploiting customers an…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Your 3x match offer: Still available !!️

Free Press There is just too much at stake for us to miss our triple-match goal YOUR MATCH OFFER: STILL AVAILABLE CLAIM BY: 11:59 p.m. on SUN. 12/31 YOUR GIFT TRIPLES TO: $30 $90 $60 $180 $90 $270 Friend, My colleague Brenda and I just went through our latest …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

December 29, 2023 at 5:26 PM

We can’t wait to see what happens next

Free Press Fuel the next 20 years of Free Press with a tripled gift Fuel the next 20 years of Free Press with a TRIPLED donation toward our $50K year-end goal — but only through 12/31 » Friend, we'll keep this brief. When we reflect on Free Press’ first 20 years, it’s easy to …

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  Brenda Rivas, Free Press · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 1:26 PM

BIG NEWS: New 3x match! 🚨

Free Press Triple your impact before the end of the year New Match Announcement: Every $1 donated toward our $50K goal = $3! Deadline: Midnight, Dec. 31 Triple your gift » I know it’s early, but this just couldn’t wait. As you may know, we need to raise $50,000 by the en…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

December 27, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Never gonna give up on Net Neutrality

Free Press This is not a rickroll: Your gift goes 2x as far Friend, what do waffles, cardboard cats and rickrolling have in common? They’ve all played a key role in Free Press campaigns. In our 20-year history, we’ve often relied on unusual tactics. In addition to organizing pe…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 4:07 PM

FWD: Double Your Impact: Support a corporate-free Free Press today!

Free Press Your generous support DOUBLED Friend, We know there are a lot of organizations out there asking for your support ahead of the end of the year. But we’re one of the few that don’t take a cent from corporations. We rely on YOUR generous support to keep this fight going. Make a don…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

December 18, 2023 at 3:13 PM

Double Your Impact: Support a corporate-free Free Press today!

Free Press DOUBLE your impact on the tough fights ahead Friend, Like many of us here at Free Press, I’m reflecting on our history and accomplishments as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. And while there is so very much to be proud of, one of the things that fills me with the …

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

December 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM

FWD: Two decades of our fight to transform our media system

Free Press Can you believe it?! Friend, The full Free Press story is one of transformation. It’s a story of an organization willing to experiment, move and change. As we blaze forward to the end of 2023 — our 20th-anniversary year — your ongoing support and partnership are essential. Will …

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

December 14, 2023 at 7:10 PM

FWD: ACT NOW: Tell Congress that surveillance makes us less safe

Free Press Action We need your help right away. Friend, Congress is hurrying to advance must-pass defense legislation before heading home for the holidays, and people across the country just might receive a horrendous present from our government: massively expanded domestic surveillance. We…

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  Jenna Ruddock, Free Press · [email protected]

December 13, 2023 at 11:43 PM

ACT NOW: Tell Congress that surveillance makes us less safe

Free Press Action Time is running out to block reauthorized government spying Tell Congress: Domestic Surveillance Violates Our Civil Liberties Friend, This is really scary: A recent congressional inquiry found that our nation’s domestic-surveillance regime has acquired ou…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Two decades of our fight to transform our media system

Free Press We’ve come a long way Friend, Free Press turned 20 on Aug. 14, 2023 — marking two decades of our fight to transform our media system. None of our accomplishments would have been possible without dedicated supporters like YOU who share our commitment to creating a wo…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

December 9, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Fighting for online privacy, the media’s dangerous Trump habit and more

Free Press ➡️ Your December Free Press update is here Welcome to the December edition of the Free Press Update, our newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get into it: [NEW REPORT] Insatiable: Inside the Tech Industry's …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

December 6, 2023 at 12:33 AM

2x the impact today to fuel 20 more years of big wins

Free Press Your gift goes 2x as far to power more victories Friend, Free Press is celebrating its 20th anniversary — and a big part of that is reflecting back on two decades of wins over foes like AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Sinclair and Verizon. Of course, Free Press’ histor…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

December 4, 2023 at 10:59 PM

FWD: Media executives need to quit their Trump habit

Free Press Univision just cozied up to Trump Friend, A couple of weeks ago, you heard from me about ratings-hungry media executives who promote Trump for profit. Well, bad news on that front: Since I emailed you, yet another media outlet has come to Trump’s aid. Univision, provider of news …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

December 1, 2023 at 9:42 PM

We did it!

Free Press Thanks to our generous supporters, we reached our #GivingTuesday goal Friend, drumroll please… 🥁 We did it! We reached our #GivingTuesday triple-match goal. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us to build on the progress we’ve made in 2023 to revive local journalism…

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  Free Press · [email protected]

November 30, 2023 at 12:17 AM

FWD: So close to hitting our #GivingTuesday goal [MATCH EXTENDED!]

Free Press Just a few hours left to take advantage of this match extension Friend, did you see Brenda’s email? We came so very close to hitting our $25K #GivingTuesday goal — so close that our triple-matching donor extended their match through today! This is it: your truly final chance to t…

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  Brenda Rivas, Free Press · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 2:56 PM

So close to hitting our #GivingTuesday goal [MATCH EXTENDED!]

Free Press One more day to triple your impact I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news … but I promise I have some good news, too. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: We fell short of our $25,000 #GivingTuesday goal yesterday. We missed it by $2,011, to be exact. Her…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 2:16 AM

This triple-match offer expires at midnight !!️

Free Press Just three hours to go to triple your impact on our work We'll keep this brief. We have just a few hours to go to meet our $25K #GivingTuesday goal, and we’re still a little behind where we need to be. Will you make your first gift right now to help us get there? Th…

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  Vanessa Maria, News Voices @ Free Press · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Is journalism dead? Hell, no!

Free Press You can have 3x the impact on our work to revive local journalism Friend, Over the past 15 years, the United States has lost more than half the newspaper reporters covering state and local beats. With an average of two local newspapers shutting down each week, a grow…

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  3x GIVING TUESDAY MATCH · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM

FWD: Now more than ever, journalism has the opportunity to prioritize healing

Free Press Making sure you saw Diamond’s email Did you see Diamond’s email? Today’s the day: It’s #GivingTuesday, and we’re shining a light on the groundbreaking work of our Media 2070 project, which seeks to create a future ripe with the capital needed for Black people to control the creat…

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  Diamond, Free Press · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Now more than ever, journalism has the opportunity to prioritize healing

Free Press Your support on this #GivingTuesday could not be more critical Friend, In a moment, I’m going to ask you to chip in toward Free Press’ triple-matched, $25,000 #GivingTuesday goal. But first, I wanted to explain why this goal is so important. Over the past year and a…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

November 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Not your ordinary #GivingTuesday message

Free Press We can’t leave a single dollar of this matching-gift goal on the table. Friend, to create a better future for local journalism — and a media system that no longer fuels anti-Black racism — we have to hit every grassroots fundraising goal to sustain this critical work …

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  Brenda Rivas, Free Press · [email protected]

November 21, 2023 at 6:13 PM

An early opportunity to fight for change

Free Press Triple your impact in the fight for better media & tech We need a media system that actually responds to the needs of our communities and repairs past harms — and to help us get there, we’re jumping on a big goal early. Yes, we know #GivingTuesday is technically …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

November 20, 2023 at 11:23 PM

Media executives need to quit their Trump habit

Free Press Mention this when you talk politics at Thanksgiving this week Friend, For far too long media execs have played along with Trump’s strongman charade, aware that his tele-presence is a boon for ratings and revenues. Now, U.S. democracy is reaping what they have sown. A…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

November 18, 2023 at 5:56 PM

FWD: TAKE ACTION: We need your help for a free and open internet

Free Press We don’t see your name on this yet We'll keep it brief. A new process to reinstate Net Neutrality and Title II has begun at the FCC — and if you support a free and open internet like we do, the agency’s commissioners need to hear from you ASAP. Will you join Free Press in demand…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

November 17, 2023 at 7:10 PM

TAKE ACTION: We need your help for a free and open internet

Free Press Let’s flood the FCC with support for Net Neutrality Tell the FCC: “We urge you to swiftly and fully reinstate Net Neutrality and Title II to protect the free and open internet we rely on.” Friend, High-speed internet is an essential utility. When you go online,…

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  Mike Rispoli, Free Press · [email protected]

November 16, 2023 at 3:08 PM

You deserve better local news

Free Press Local journalism is in a state of crisis. But we’re fighting back. Local journalism is in a state of crisis. Commercial media conglomerates have decimated local newsrooms. Companies like Sinclair have forced local news stations to run boilerplate news segments parrot…

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

November 15, 2023 at 8:17 PM

FWD: ACT NOW: Stop Congress from reauthorizing government surveillance

Free Press Action We need your help right away. Friend, There’s no time to waste. With the federal government poised to shut down in just a couple of days unless funding legislation is passed, both chambers of Congress are jamming unsavory provisions into this must-pass package. We’re horrif…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

November 15, 2023 at 12:14 AM

ACT NOW: Stop Congress from reauthorizing government surveillance

Free Press Action Urgent: Tell lawmakers you’ve had it with government spying Tell Senate Leadership: Do Not Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Friend, Let me cut to the chase: We need your help right away to stop Congress from continuing a domestic-surveillance regime. …

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

November 9, 2023 at 3:08 PM

FWD: For sale: your personal data!

Free Press Action Help us fight for the data-privacy protections you deserve Making sure you saw Dutch’s email about our new report, Insatiable: The Tech Industry’s Quest for All Our Data, and our fight to safeguard everyone’s digital privacy. Whether it’s reckless security practices or the …

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  Dutch at Free Press Action · [email protected]

November 8, 2023 at 8:34 PM

For sale: your personal data!

Free Press Action Help us fight for the data-privacy protections you deserve Friend, Using a smartphone. Browsing an online store. These everyday activities — and so many others — generate personal data about our identities, preferences, behaviors and more. Tech, retail, insuran…

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  Venneikia Williams, Free Press · [email protected]

November 6, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Explained: Diagnosing the media system

Free Press To build a better future we have to acknowledge the past Friend In 2020, months after racial-justice protesters rose up throughout the country, the Black caucus at Free Press launched the Media 2070 project.From the start, we knew we wanted to weave education into our…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

November 4, 2023 at 4:07 PM

FWD: EXPLAINED: The tech industry’s quest for all our data

Free Press Action Speaking publicly about privacy Friend, Did you see our email yesterday? We’re all very proud of the hard work that went into Free Press Action’s new report, Insatiable: The Tech Industry’s Quest for All Our Data. Our findings are alarming: Users have little control over th…

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

November 3, 2023 at 6:40 PM

EXPLAINED: The tech industry’s quest for all our data

Free Press Action Our new report is a wake-up call about rampant privacy violations Friend, Have you encountered an ad for a product or service on Instagram recently that just … felt a little too personal? Or maybe you're being inundated with emails from brands you've never inte…

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

October 31, 2023 at 6:11 PM

FWD: Reading this email should be affordable for everyone

Free Press Action Congress must A-C-T for the A-C-P Friend, There’s only one haunted house on my mind this Halloween: the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional Republicans’ weeks-long Speakership fiasco imperiled many crucial government programs, including one close to our hearts: the…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

October 30, 2023 at 11:13 PM

Reading this email should be affordable for everyone

Free Press Action Congress must A-C-T for the A-C-P Tell Congress: We Need Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program Friend, You’ve heard a lot from me (and you’ll hear a lot more) about how the internet is an essential utility. Every fiber of my being scr…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

October 28, 2023 at 2:08 PM

The FCC tackles Net Neutrality, misinformation and more

Free Press ➡️ Your October Free Press update is here Welcome to the October edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get into it: It’s Official: The FCC Begins Process to Reins…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

October 27, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Fwd: Social-media lies risk lives

Free Press Your stories and your truths matter. Friend, Last week, you heard from Nora about the horrifying uptick in disinformation that we’ve seen in response to the Israel/Gaza crisis. The abject failure of social-media platforms — especially Elon Musk’s decaying Twitter/X — to maintain a…

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

October 24, 2023 at 2:08 PM

FWD: Big news from the FCC!

Free Press Action We’ve been preparing for this moment for months and months. Friend, We’ve been preparing for this moment for months and months: The FCC officially took the first step to bring back Title II Net Neutrality protections! We know what it takes to win a fight like this — we’ve …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

October 23, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Big news from the FCC!

Free Press Action This is how we win back Net Neutrality. I have some BIG news to share from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) here in D.C.: The FCC officially voted to start a process to restore Title II oversight of the broadband industry, the sound legal foundation …

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

October 19, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Explained: Musk, Twitter and disinformation during wartime

Free Press Musk, Twitter, and Misinformation in a Time of War Friend, Twitter’s mishandling of the platform in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack in October and Israel’s subsequent military response marks a new low. We at Free Press have covered this trainwreck of a platform since …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

October 16, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Explained: Net Neutrality myths and realities

Free Press High-speed internet is essential. So is the truth. Friend, No single tech policy scares large telecom companies and unites the public more than Net Neutrality — the basic principle that the internet should be a level playing field for all. There’s a sound legal frame…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

October 7, 2023 at 2:08 PM

FWD: Will you stick with us?

Free Press Take a look at what Dutch had to say … Friend, We’re so close to our goal of signing up 30 new Free Press Connectors. If you commit to giving at least $5 every month before the weekend is over, a generous donor will match your donation for a full 12 months. Lock in your monthly d…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

October 5, 2023 at 4:13 PM

Will you stick with us?

Free Press A little goes a long way I’ll make it quick. We reached out in early September to tell you about our goal of signing up 30 new monthly donors by the end of the month to take advantage of an offer from a generous matching donor. Then we got some very big news last wee…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

October 3, 2023 at 6:23 PM

FWD: App stores must remove Twitter/X if Elon Musk gets rid of the block button

Free Press We don’t have to put up with Musk’s erratic behavior Elon Musk is just full of terrible ideas for the platform formerly known as Twitter: He’s considering charging all users — and he wants to eliminate the block feature that people use to protect themselves from harassment, hate a…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

October 2, 2023 at 8:23 PM

App stores must remove Twitter/X if Elon Musk gets rid of the block button

Free Press We’d block Musk if we could ... Tell Apple and Google: Drop Twitter/X from your app stores if Musk deactivates the block feature! Friend, Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter/X has been riddled with rollbacks of safety measures and policies that can keep hate and…

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

September 30, 2023 at 1:48 PM

FWD: The situation, the problem, the solution

Free Press Time is running out to have 2X the impact Did you see Craig and Jessica’s email? Today’s the day: It’s your last chance to have double the impact on our work to push the FCC to reinstate Title II and Net Neutrality. We’re so close to raising the $10,000 we need to fuel these effor…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 3:36 PM

The situation, the problem, the solution

Free Press We can’t keep up our fight for a free and open internet without serious resources. Your donation MATCHED through midnight tomorrow » Here’s the situation: With a fully functioning FCC in place, the agency is kicking off the process to reinstate Title II Net Neutrality …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 9:33 PM

A fully functional FCC, NET NEUTRALITY, and more 👩🏽‍💻

Free Press ➡️ Open for the exciting September edition of the Free Press Update Welcome to the September edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get started: Our Top Five Prior…

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