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Welcome to the June 2024 edition of the Free Press Update, our newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get into it: New Free Press Poll: Election Misinformation Is a Real Concern Have you ever skipped a local election because you couldn’t find any news about the candidates or ballot questions? A Breath of Remembrance on Juneteenth Image: Courtney Morrison June 19 marked Juneteenth — a celebration of Black liberation, but also a moment for remembrance. Tell Senate Leadership: Advance the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act ASAP Last month, we asked you to add your name to our petition demanding that the Senate pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act (FAINFSA), which would close a loophole that allows law-enforcement agencies to purchase location-tracking data on people all over the United States without a warrant. Free Press Action’s 2024 Media and Technology Policy Platform Free Press Action released its 2024 Media and Technology Policy Platform to provide a guide for candidates and policymakers seeking to uphold their constituents’ rights to connect and communicate. A View from the Field Free Press’ Vanessa Maria Graber (left) and Cassie Owens (right) with DayOneNotDayTwo Executive Director Andre Simms Check out the latest updates from the field as Free Press and Free Press Action staffers work alongside our amazing allies and activists to create a more just and equitable media system. Below are snippets from our latest View from the Field blog — you can read the entire post here! Free Press Action presented the webinar “Data and Dissent: Protest Rights and Press Freedom Under Surveillance,” which Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights Nora Benavidez moderated and Policy Counsel Jenna Ruddock took part in as a panelist. The discussion explored the state of protest rights and press freedom on university campuses. Watch the conversation here. News Voices Director Vanessa Maria Graber and News Voices: Philadelphia Program Manager Cassie Owens took part in the event “Youth Justice, Media Narratives & Philadelphia,” which DayOneNotDayTwo and Zealous hosted. Cassie gave a presentation about media harm and set up an activation station where she and Vanessa Maria engaged community members in conversations about care and media harm. Media 2070 Campaign Manager Venneikia Williams hosted Media 2070’s quarterly membership meeting, where Reparative Journalism Program Manager Diamond Hardiman shared two videos she co-created for the Reparative Journalism series. The first video explored the journalism industry’s violent history of harming Black communities and other communities of color, and the second examined what journalists can learn from global movements responding to centuries of violence, theft and oppression. Senior Advisor of Reparative Policy and Programs Joseph Torres took part in the gathering. The Free Press Feed Thank you for reading! The info here represents only a tiny fraction of what Free Press and Free Press Action are doing every day to fight for your rights to connect and communicate. With so many crucial fights on the horizon — such as urging tech platforms to do more to combat election disinformation and calling on Congress to stop government surveillance — your support couldn’t come at a better time, friend. Will you make a gift today? We rely on contributions from grassroots donors like you because we don't take a cent from business, government or political parties. | ||||||||
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