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Puerto Rican Advocates and Social-Justice Groups Call on FCC to Launch Independent Inquiry into Hurricane Maria Communications Failures
A coalition of Puerto Rican advocates, racial- and social-justice organizations, and media and telecommunications experts urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to appoint an independent commission to examine the causes for the communications failures in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. In a letter delivered to Chairman Pai on the one-year anniversary of the storm making landfall in Puerto Rico, groups including the Center for Media Justice, Color Of Change, Collective Action for Puerto Rico, Defend Puerto Rico, Free Press, the National Hispanic Media Coalit
Collapse of Sinclair TV Mega-Merger a Huge Victory for Viewers Across the Country (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 08:54FCC Should Reject Sinclair's Last-Ditch Attempt to Salvage Tribune Deal (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 11:13Free Press: Sinclair Merger in Huge Trouble as FCC Chairman Pai Casts Skeptical Eye on Sham Deals (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 13:32Free Press Debunks Broadcast Industry Claims in New Filing Against Sinclair’s Proposed Mega-Merger
Free Press responded to filings by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Media, 21st Century Fox and Fox Television Stations, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to reject Sinclair’s proposed takeover of Tribune. In a filing to the FCC, Free Press states that broadcasters continue to rely on thoroughly debunked public interest claims to bolster their weak arguments and misrepresent concerns raised by Free Press and other groups that have petitioned the agency to deny the merger.