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Press freedom in the United States is now at a 25-year low according to the World Press Freedom Index, which measures incidents of abuses against journalists.

Since being designated Chair of the Federal Communications Commission by President Trump, Brendan Carr has...


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An overview of best practices Coalitions play an essential role in protecting our democracy

Coalitions play multiple, and often essential, roles in maintaining a robust civil society and protecting our democracy. Effective coalitions can create conditions for better information-sharing, coordinated advocacy, and greater collective impact. However, coalition a...


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The filing asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to order the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to decide whether to repeal the News Distortion Policy.

Today a group of former FCC Chairs and Commissioners and senior-level staff, joined by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA),


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Today, on behalf of three of America’s leading civil rights historians, Protect Democracy and our partners at the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit cases involving the Trump Administration’s unlawful demands to obtain state voter lists


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Threats to election integrity directly dilute young people’s political power.

When our elected officials and public servants target the U.S. election process, they fracture Gen Z’s perceptions of election outcomes, and constrict young Americans’ ability to influence policy and choose leaders that represent them. Awareness of what’s at stake is a meaningful first...


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