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In a webinar on March 14, journalists, advocates and news outlets will discuss their efforts to support independent journalism during a time of crisis for our democracy.

This forward-looking policy agenda calls on lawmakers to treat local news like the public good it is.

Free Press Action Co-CEO Craig Aaron discusses how the Trump administration is using the government’s power to shake down the media and quash dissent.

The bill would allow the Treasury Department to explicitly target, harass and investigate thousands of nonprofit organizations.

The bill would grant the executive branch broad and easily abused powers to swiftly revoke the tax-exempt status of a nonprofit.

This agreement fails to meet the needs of California’s journalists and communities.

As the bill moves to the state Assembly, lawmakers must ensure that resulting revenues prioritize community-centered and noncommercial outlets.

The platform offers elected officials, candidates and policymakers a roadmap to creating a media system and communications tools that Americans say they want.

Without an injection of new funding to the ACP, the program that has helped more than 23 million households get and stay online will expire in May.

In his testimony, Aaron said that “threats to defund NPR based on a perceived failure to cover certain topics or hire certain people strike at the heart of journalistic freedom.”