FREE PRESS
PO BOX 60238, FLORENCE, MA 01062 www.freepress.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FREE PRESS WAS CREATED TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE IN THE CRUCIAL DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR MEDIA. WE BELIEVE THAT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, RACIAL JUSTICE AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC LIFE REQUIRE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP OF MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND JOURNALISM THAT HOLDS LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE AND TELLS PEOPLE WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FREE PRESS CLOSELY WATCHES AS THE DECISIONS SHAPING THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE ARE MADE AND SOUNDS THE ALARM WHEN PEOPLE'S RIGHTS TO CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE ARE IN DANGER. WE FOCUS ON SAVING NET NEUTRALITY, ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE INTERNET ACCESS FOR ALL, UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE MEDIA, CHALLENGING OLD AND NEW MEDIA GATEKEEPERS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ENDING UNWARRANTED SURVEILLANCE, DEFENDING PRESS FREEDOM AND REIMAGINING LOCAL JOURNALISM.

FREE PRESS IS A NATIONAL, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO REFORM THE MEDIA. FREE PRESS CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON HOW THE CURRENT MEDIA SYSTEM INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICY-MAKERS ON HOW A MORE DIVERSE AND PUBLIC SERVICE-ORIENTED MEDIA SYSTEM CAN STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. FREE PRESS PROMOTES DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA OWNERSHIP, STRONG PUBLIC MEDIA AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS.

INTERNET FREEDOM - PROMOTED POLICIES THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS, ENSURE INTERNET ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY AND ENCOURAGE COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN THE BROADBAND MARKETPLACE. EDUCATED CONSUMERS ABOUT PRICING, COMPETITION, AND SERVICE PRACTICES IN THE CABLE AND WIRELESS SERVICES INDUSTRY. PROMOTED NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND EFFORTS TO TREAT THE INTERNET AS A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE UNDER TITLE II OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT. PROVIDED PUBLIC TESTIMONY, ANALYSIS AND FILINGS INTO NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCY PROCEEDINGS. HIGHLIGHTED HOW IMPORTANT INTERNET ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY ARE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY LOWER INCOME PEOPLE, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OPPOSED EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE THE LIFELINE PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AFFORD PHONE AND INTERNET ACCESS. WORKED TO ENSURE THAT THE VOICES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY COMMERCIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES ARE HEARD DURING PUBLIC POLICY MAKING PROCESSES.

GOVERNMENT/PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY - PROMOTED TERMS OF SERVICE POLICIES TO CURB ONLINE HATE WHILE PRESERVING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PROTECTING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY SPEAK OUT. PUBLISHED NUMEROUS REPORTS, BLOG POSTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND PRESS RELEASES SHOWCASING HOW SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SERVICES ARE USED TO STOKE HATE AND REAL-WORLD VIOLENCE TARGETING BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, WOMEN, LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE, RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND IMMIGRANTS. HIGHLIGHTED HARMFUL IMPACTS WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES FAIL TO ACT AGAINST THOSE WHO USE THESE PLATFORMS TO INCITE VIOLENCE AND SPREAD HATE, CONSPIRACIES AND DISINFORMATION. URGED COMPANIES TO STUDY ALGORITHMIC BIAS, COMMIT TO INDEPENDENT AUDITS AND TO ENFORCE EXISTING TERMS OF SERVICE. WORKED WITH DOZENS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS, FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CONFRONT ELECTION DISINFORMATION, COVID-19 MISINFORMATION, CALLS TO VIOLENCE AND RACIST HATE SPEECH ON PRIVATE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND IN THE PUBLIC AIRWAVES.

PRESS FREEDOM - CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE WAYS THAT THE MEDIA HAVE TAKEN PART IN AND SUPPORTED STATE VIOLENCE AND HARM AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE. CONVENED A SERIES OF EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF BLACK NARRATIVE POWER AND ITS ROLE IN SECURING MEDIA REPARATIONS FOR CENTURIES OF HARM INFLICTED ON BLACK PEOPLE. PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND JOURNALISTS IN CO, MA, NC, NJ, PA AND ELSEWHERE ON THE CONVERGING ISSUES OF COVID-19, POLICE VIOLENCE, AND THE ELECTIONS; ISSUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN NEWSROOMS; AND THE SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION THAT THREATENS TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC HEALTH, RACIAL JUSTICE, PRESS FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. OPPOSED EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THE FCC'S NEWSPAPER-BROADCAST CROSS-OWNERSHIP BAN AND HIGHLIGHTED IMPORTANCE OF RULES THAT PROHIBIT ANY ONE COMPANY FROM CONTROLLING BROADCAST AND NEWSPAPER OUTLETS IN A GIVEN MARKET. PROMOTED POLICIES THAT WILL BOOST MEDIA OWNERSHIP AMONG WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL MEDIA OWNERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ACTUALLY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. ENCOURAGED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND TO SUPPORT ALL ACTS OF JOURNALISM.

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