The Trump administration doesn't want anyone to hold it accountable. That's why CBS silenced Colbert — and why so many others have faced retaliation simply for trying to do their jobs. More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/colberts-cancellation-should-shed-light-silencing-lesser-known-voices

It's not just Colbert: The Trump administration has retaliated against and worked to silence scores of people and organizations. Here's a look at some of them: https://www.freepress.net/blog/colberts-cancellation-should-shed-light-silencing-lesser-known-voices

New Jersey must restore the $2.5 million in funding for the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. Free Press is calling on NJ leaders to continue supporting the community-led local journalism by fully funding the state’s Civic Information Consortium. SIGN: act.freepress.net/sign/nj-civi...

7/The Late Show was a casualty of Paramount/Skydance's merger and state attacks on free speech & satire. Don't want to lose more of your fave shows/movies, or CNN to devolve as CBS has under Trump-pal Ellison? #BlockTheMerger w @freepress.bsky.social @1acommittee.bsky.social &Future Film Coalition

Journalism in New Jersey is at a crossroads. The right path is transformative. We’ve seen again and again how the loss of vital local journalism leads to an information vacuum. But there’s a way to fix it. This legislative session, New Jersey can lead the future of public media once again. 🧵 >

New Pressing Issues! I talk to the co-founders of the Archival Producers Alliance about how media consolidation threatens to lock away our shared history.

Archival producers have a unique vantage point on the dangers of runaway media consolidation, which threatens access to materials of our past. Free Press' @notaaroncraig.bsky.social writes on how The Archival Producers Alliance is working to save our audiovisual heritage before it disappears:

My first legal job was with the Georgia AG office prosecuting white collar & public official crimes. Preventing IRS inquiry into Trump is the biggest news of illegal activity. @froomkin.bsky.social has a great piece on media failure to cover this for what it is: presswatchers.org/2026/05/news...

Free Press and our allies are joining forces in court to block the dangerous Nexstar-Tegna merger. Learn more: https://www.freepress.net/news/public-interest-coalition-urges-d-c-circuit-halt-fcc-approval-unlawful-nexstar-merger

Mark Rufalo warns Congress against the Paramount-WBD merger: "You don't have to watch 'Citizen Kane' or read '1984' to understand that the concentrated oligarchic control this merger represents is a threat to a free press, an informed populace & democracy itself." www.youtube.com/live/xETe83T...

With its Civic Information Consortium and new public media leadership, New Jersey has the chance to transform local news and show the rest of the country how it should be done. As @mikerispoli.bsky.social explains, it all starts with actually listening to the public. New Pressing Issues out now!

@freepress.bsky.social: Courts confirm that you have the right to film, photograph & record governmental officials — including police and other law enforcement — in public places. The right to record is a bipartisan issue, and it’s time for Congress to recognize this essential right. Sign petition!

Leave it to @notaaroncraig.bsky.social to explain the whole Disney-FCC fight so well. Even Disney Is Fed Up with the FCC’s Dirty Tricks New edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social

Tomorrow, I'll be speaking at an event hosted by @amnesty.org @freepress.bsky.social commemorating World Press Freedom Day & the public's right to know. Critical to fight for access & independence amid rising authoritarianism. RSVP below & join us!! www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/wo...

Must read piece by @karlbode.com exposes Brendan Carr's intellectual dishonesty and corruption... www.techdirt.com/2026/05/12/a...

Join @amnesty.org and our @attorneynora.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 12, for "The Press Under Threat: Protecting Journalism and the Public’s Right to Know." This webinar will discuss the current threats facing journalists and media workers globally. www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/wo...

Free Press' Vanessa Maria Graber sits down with fiercely independent journalist and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, along with Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, the filmmakers behind Steal This Story, Please! Read more on Pressing Issues: https://pressingissues.org/amy-goodman-and-the-silenced-majority/

FCC Chairman Carr is trying to sabotage the Lifeline program, which helps low-income people. It's the latest proof that Carr will do anything to serve Trump's inhumane agenda. More here: https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-opposes-carrs-cruel-and-baseless-attacks-fccs-lifeline-program

The NYT reports here on ABC's pushback against the Trump FCC/Brendan Carr for trying to warp the rules that govern talk shows. First, good on Disney for pushing back against this unconstitutional overreach. It's about time. And the filing itself contains some shocking details ...

The days of the FCC as a paper tiger are numbered. What the public will remember is who complied in advance and who fought back. I'm glad Disney is choosing courage over capitulation.

Glad to see that ABC has learned that cowering in a corner doesn’t fend off the bullies. Down with Carr and Trump’s unconstitutional attacks on free speech!

FCC Chairman Carr has repeatedly abused his power to silence speech that displeases Trump. And now ABC is finally fighting back. More here: www.freepress.net/news/abc-lea...

It's not too late to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Mark Ruffalo and Matt Stoller share the blueprint via The New York Times. #BlockTheMerger https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html

... Last week, more than 4,000 leading voices in Hollywood — From Jane Fonda and @markruffalo.bsky.social to Pedro Pascal, David Borenstein and Lin-Manuel Miranda — signed on to an open letter opposing the dangerous merger. 6/7

The @glaad.bsky.social Social Media Safety Index is essential research & record of the consistent failures by platforms to hold themselves to their own policies & their abandoning principles of integrity, trust, safety, and free expression. I always cite to this. Kudos @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social:

It's not too late to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Mark Ruffalo and Matt Stoller share the blueprint via The New York Times. #BlockTheMerger https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html

To score political points with Trump, FCC Chairman Carr is attacking the Lifeline program, which helps low-income people access communication services. More here: https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-opposes-carrs-cruel-and-baseless-attacks-fccs-lifeline-program

The media reform group @freepress.bsky.social and local-news outlets lobby Mass. legislators on ways to strengthen community journalism. #mapoli #journalism www.freepress.net/blog/lobbyin...

The media reform group @freepress.bsky.social and local-news outlets lobby Mass. legislators on ways to strengthen community journalism. #mapoli #journalism www.freepress.net/blog/lobbyin...

New edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social is by @newsjawn.bsky.social Why the work of Spanish-speaking journalists is so essential, especially now

FCC Chair Brendan Carr isn't just censoring broadcasters. He's also attacking the FCC's Lifeline program, which helps make phone and internet service affordable for the poorest Americans. He even managed to cram some xenophobia into this proceeding. www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...

This is part of a much larger pattern of censorship and repression by the Trump admin, which I chronicled in my @freepress.bsky.social report from Dec. 2025 CHOKEHOLD, examining nearly 200 attempts last year to undermine dissent, press, freedom: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...

The Ad Hoc Latino Leaders Group released a detailed policy agenda designed as a roadmap to build a more prosperous California for everyone. Free Press Action Co-CEO Jessica J. González helped develop portions of the agenda focused on media and technology issues, including data privacy. Learn more:

This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we recognize the importance of press freedom in preserving a healthy, functioning democracy amidst rising authoritarianism.

When in doubt, blame it on diversity. Carr claims that expediting license reviews is necessary to aid in DEI investigations, but fails to assert any instances of ABC engaging in unlawful discrimination despite having actively investigated for more than a year. More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social:

Time and time again, we've watched FCC Chairman Brendan Carr violate his oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. The federal government should not be in the censorship business. Brendan Carr is unfit and must answer for his corruption. Impeach him now:

"ABC & Disney need to stand strong on behalf of their First Amendment right to air content without government intrusion & censorship. It would be a grave mistake to buckle in advance again to chilling government threats from Trump's censorship czar." - @jgo4justice.bsky.social via @commondreams.org

It's #MayDay and Free Press continues to fight the billionaires, along with big media and their data centers, that are working to take our power away. Democracy is run by we, the people. Let's keep it that way. Find a May Day activation and learn more: maydaystrong.org

Free Press urges ABC and Disney to "stand strong on behalf of their First Amendment right to air content without government intrusion and censorship" via NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/first-amendment-advocates-blast-fccs-early-review-abc-broadcast-licens-rcna342580

Over the last year, latino leaders across CA delved into the issues that matter across the state. The Ad Hoc Latino Leaders Group members, including Free Press' @jgo4justice.bsky.social, advanced a shared vision: the 2026 Health, Wealth, and Dignity Agenda. Learn more: hispfed.info/CAagenda

"As we've said before, no administration should have these powers. Stephen Miller has advocated against reforms to Section 702, claiming it is critical to his and Trump's homeland security agenda, even the administration refer to political opponents as 'enemies within." - @ruddock.bsky.social

Kimmel's joke calling Melania an "expectant widow" is followed quickly by FCC order. Coincidence? "The timing of this move suggests unconstitutional retribution for a joke Donald Trump didn't like." - Free Press co-CEO @jgo4justice.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com

"For all the talk from this FCC about serving the public interest of local communities, this action has nothing to do with local communities," @agomezfcc.bsky.social said about Chairman Carr's efforts to silence Jimmy Kimmel & punish ABC stations for airing him... www.youtube.com/live/fH6f42s...

Nobody's buying the FCC Chair's claim that his move against ABC TV stations is about anything but silencing free speech. More from @jgo4justice.bsky.social on why no one is buying Carr's latest head fake: https://www.freepress.net/blog/brendan-carr-bricks-his-jimmy-kimmel-bank-shot

We at @freepress.bsky.social are outside & inside the FCC today, as the monthly public meeting takes place. The agenda is mostly technical issues. But we’re here to keep watch on Brendan Carr and demand accountability for his blatant censorship. #OpenMeeting #FirstAmendment #ImpeachCarr

Read my report CHOKEHOLD for @freepress.bsky.social detailing the Trump admin's relentless assault on free speech & dissent. No one has been safe from attack -- media outlets, protesters, public officials, law firms, students, professors, the list goes on. www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...

An extraordinary and unconstitutional attack on the media. "Trump continues to sue news organizations for coverage he doesn't like. Carr's actions are nothing more than another favor to the most fragile president in US history". - Free Press co-CEO @jgo4justice.bsky.social via @theguardian.com

Carr needs to be impeached. He is nothing more than a tool and lickspittle Trump’s every perverse and unconstitutional whim.

Shameful. “Today, 42 Democrats joined 192 Republicans to co-sign Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s domestic surveillance agenda, jeopardizing the civil rights and liberties of every person in the United States.” - @ruddock.bsky.social via @commondreams.org

The House of Representatives passed a three-year extension of a government surveillance program that has been abused to spy on journalists, protestors, and even members of Congress. The Senate must reject this blank check on spying authority. Our statement: www.freepress.net/news/senate-...