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  • Media
    The Swamp Fighters: Craig Aaron
    December 7, 2017
    | John Light and Susannah Jacob
    Free Press' president and CEO talks about net neutrality, Sinclair Broadcast Group and what it's like to defend free speech and open internet in the Trump era.
  • Media
    Trump’s Secret Weapon Against a Free Press
    November 15, 2017
    | Tim Karr
    FCC Chair Ajit Pai is doing his best to undermine net neutrality and the fight against media consolidation.
  • Democracy & Government
    This Sinclair-Tribune Merger Is a Rotten Deal for America
    September 6, 2017
    | Michael Winship
    What’s to be done about 'the most dangerous company most Americans haven’t heard of?'
  • Media
    Just Months Ago, This Merger Wouldn't Have Been Legal
    August 17, 2017
    | John Light
    Progressive media watchdog groups, Rupert Murdoch and conservative news outlets all want to stop a merger between Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media.
  • Media
    Copps: 'Maybe the Worst FCC I’ve Ever Seen'
    June 19, 2017
    | Michael Winship
    The Trump White House and new FCC chair are rolling back the effort for an internet that's open to all.
  • Media
    How Media Consolidation Threatens Democracy
    May 12, 2017
    | John Light
    Trump's FCC plans to continue a decades-long, lobbyist-backed effort to allow media consolidation, helping corporate bottom lines but hurting independent journalism.
  • Media
    Trump's FCC Has Paved The Way For a Giant, Local Fox News
    May 10, 2017
    | John Light
    Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
  • Media
    Media: Democracy’s Essential Reform
    December 7, 2016
    | Michael Copps
    It’s a great holiday season for big media, already licking their chops as visions of sugarplums dance in their heads. Not so much for you and me.
  • Civil Liberties
    A Huge Victory for Privacy Advocates
    November 2, 2016
    | Jeff Chester
    As AT&T and Time Warner plan to merge, new FCC rules on broadband privacy show how today “Big Media” also means “Big Data.”
  • Media
    AT&T/Time Warner: The Case Against Monster Bell
    October 27, 2016
    | Craig Aaron
    An opponent of the mega-merger wonders if the political will to oppose it will survive Election Day.


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