Local TV and radio stations ensure communities are informed and have a powerful voice to engage on important issues. Carrying the mantle of investigative journalism …
Americans Rely on Broadcasters’ Quality Investigative Journalism
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Viewers Enjoy More Local Broadcast TV News Than Ever Before
In the past decade, local TV news has increased by 35% Where do you turn for trusted local news? If you’re like most Americans, the …
Support Local Journalism to Empower America’s Communities
Who do you trust when you just need the facts? Americans overwhelmingly turn to their local news outlets for critical information, which they know has …
Protect Journalists Amid Rising Violence
Violence against TV news reporters is on the rise, according to new research from the Radio and Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). More than one …
Promoting a Free Press in the United States and around the World
Today, as we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, I don’t believe there has ever been a time when trusted local journalism and a free press …
Supporting Local News and Trusted, Fact-Based Journalism
It is both an exciting and a challenging time for America’s broadcasters. Like so many businesses in our nation, local radio and TV stations have …
Fighting for Local Journalism
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Among the many lessons learned that day, the public was undoubtedly reminded of …
No More Subsidized Regulatory Fees for the Richest Companies in the World
In comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), opinion pieces and recent tweets, Big Tech companies and the so-called “public interest” front groups they …
Broadcasters Defend the Free Press and American Democracy
It’s Free Speech Week! This annual, nonpartisan celebration recognizes the value of free speech and freedom of the press in preserving American democracy. Across the …
Americans Deeply Value the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press
Every year, the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan nonprofit foundation supporting the First Amendment, conducts a survey gauging how Americans understand and value those freedoms. In …