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Democratic FCC Commissioner Is Standing Up For Free Speech

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Trish Nelson

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the only Democrat on the FCC,  is standing up for the public interest.  In April she embarked on the first leg of her First Amendment Tour to raise and hear concerns about government censorship and control … Continue reading →

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Preserving What Is Ours

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Media and Democracy Project (MAD) hosted media reform legend Sue Wilson, founder of the Media Action Center, to talk about her history of success fighting for better broadcast news. You can see the video here: The airwaves are owned by … Continue reading →

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The FCC Could Go After Fox News

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Trish Nelson

This this this. Profiting from the lies. Saying one thing to viewers on the air, then laughing about it privately. Continuing to lie, even after having to pay out hundreds of millions for defamation, because the lies are so profitable. … Continue reading →

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Putting The Brakes On Sinclair Broadcasting?

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This is huge and so needed. Jessica Rosenworcel, who just happens to be the first female to hold the permanent chairperson position on the FCC, announced a proposal to support local journalism.  Proposal would incentivize  “the production of local programming … Continue reading →

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Tell The FCC To Work For People Not Media Oligopolies

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Here is an urgent action alert from the Media and Democracy Project Every four years our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests public input on their performance and the communications needs of Americans. In recent years there has … Continue reading →

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President Biden Renominates Public Interest Advocate To FCC

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Trish Nelson

https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/president-biden-rejects-industry-smear-campaign-and-renominates-gigi-sohn WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, President Joe Biden renominated public-interest advocate Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. Biden first nominated Sohn to the position in October 2021, but she faced an intense smear campaign orchestrated by groups … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Johnson on Television and Politics

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Trish Nelson

“Much of the high cost of political campaigns comes from media buys — especially television time. In the CBS Reports episode, “Television and Politics,” October 20, 1970, hosted by Mike Wallace, Nicholas Johnson put forth his suggestions for a solution.” … Continue reading →

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FCC Fines Sinclair Stations

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Trish Nelson

This is great news. Sinclair Broadcasting hit with hefty, unprecedented fines. https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-upholds-record-dollar10m-retrans-fine-against-sinclair-managed-stations “ATVA applauds the FCC’s decision to fine stations associated with Sinclair nearly $9 million for violating the good faith negotiation rules,” said American Television Alliance Jessica Kendust. “The … Continue reading →

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How We Win Back Net Neutrality

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Sign the petition for a full functional FCC now by appointing and confirming a 5th commissioner ASAP. Fight For The Future:  This week, we are going over best questions people asked in our net neutrality AMA on Reddit, and discussing … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS Allows FCC To Loosen Ownership Rules

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if media consolidation wasn’t bad enough already, Thursday the Supreme Court made it possible for even more consolidation to take place.  The question before the Court was not on the validity of ownership rules or their effects on the … Continue reading →

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