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Women's Media Center Study Will Cause Depression, Nausea
Amy Kroin
March 3, 2014
We’re just a couple of months into 2014 and already women are making serious strides in the media. After all, February marked the first time in human history that NBC allowed a woman to anchor the primetime Olympics coverage without a man by her side.
Must-C TV: Craig Aaron on C-SPAN
Amy Kroin
February 21, 2014
This weekend on C-SPAN’s The Communicators, Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron explains why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal spells nothing but trouble.
Free Press Tells CNN, NPR and Others That the Comcast Deal Is Terrible, Horrible, No Good and Very Bad
Amy Kroin
February 18, 2014
If you’ve been too busy shoveling snow and cursing Punxsutawney Phil to keep up with the news about the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal, never fear: Free Press has been making the media rounds and has all the details you need on why this merger spells disaster.
Take Part in the Day We Fight Back!
Amy Kroin
February 11, 2014
Whether you’re surfing the Web today for news or the latest Bieberdashian dirt, chances are you’re going to encounter sites displaying the banner for the Day We Fight Back — a global protest against mass surveillance.
Share This, Save Net Neutrality, Take a Well-Earned Nap
Amy Kroin
February 4, 2014
There’s nothing funny about the recent court decision that struck down the Net Neutrality rules. Or is there?
What's Really Boffo? Free Press' Week in the News
Amy Kroin
February 3, 2014
It’s been just a couple of weeks since a federal court struck down the Net Neutrality rules, but we at Free Press haven’t squandered a second in our fight to save the open Internet.
Privacy Board Says NSA Phone Spying Is Illegal
Amy Kroin
January 24, 2014
Poor NSA. The world’s most powerful spy is drawing fire everywhere it turns these days — and on Thursday, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board weighed in.
The Day We Fight Back
Amy Kroin
January 24, 2014
Internet activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide last January — one year after he helped plan the mass online protest that brought down the SOPA/PIPA Web-censorship legislation, and two years after MIT police arrested him for downloading academic journals from the digital library JSTOR.
How Women Fared in 2013 (Hint: Not So Well)
Amy Kroin
December 9, 2013
If you have a shred of human decency — even the barest scintilla — you’ll feel nothing but disgust when you watch the latest video from the Representation Project.
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Amy Kroin
December 4, 2013
How would you like to give to Free Press — without spending a single penny of your hard-earned cash?

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