UCC Media Justice Ministry

Save the Date for the 43rd Annual Parker Lecture and Awards Ceremony!

Do you have an idea for a great Parker Lecturer? Or maybe you know someone who has done great ethical or media justice work in media, technology, or telecommunications?

The Trump FCC Threatens Press Freedom When It’s Needed Most

“The government has no place in the newsroom.” That was once a near-universal principle articulated by leaders on both sides of the aisle, including then–FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai.

Broadcaster Accountability Under Threat: Transparency Opponents Get Their Day in Court

UCC Media Justice is particularly interested in this case because Everett Parker originally asked for the collection and release of this data in the 1960s to help ensure that our country’s media fully reflects the diversity of our nation.

And so it begins: FCC’s Carr eagerly attacks diversity, equity and inclusion

On Tuesday, January 21 — just one day after Martin Luther King Jr. day — new FCC Brendan Carr announced that the agency would be ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

UCC Media Justice Joins Civil Rights Groups to Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Funding that Subsidizes Broadband Internet Access to Low-Income People

Without communication that is accountable to the people who use it, we could have lost many invaluable elements of culture and art that uplift us to this day, we would not be able to share the great teachings of the world’s religions and philosophies.

Media Justice instrumentality of the United Church of Christ

The United Church of Christ is a faith community rooted in justice that recognizes the unique power of the media to shape public understanding and thus society.

The mission of the UCC Media Justice is to create just and equitable media structures that give meaningful voice to diverse peoples, cultures and ideas.

Who We Are

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