Open & Affordable Communication
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Our fight to stop the illegal cancellation of the Digital Equity Act
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance is suing to stop the illegal cancellation. UCC Media Justice is supporting that effort by coordinating an amicus brief written by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law, joined by 22 total organizations.
Federal AI rules need civil rights guardrails
Without safeguards, this technology is not accountable to the people it is supposed to serve, placing profit and power over human rights.
The broadcast industry’s silence costs us all
We are reaping the fruit of the industry’s cowardice. In the last few days, Carr has gone after the most vulnerable and the most powerful in quick succession.
The merger was supposed to be a “done deal”: now it’s not
Chief U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA. This is a major win.
The Nexstar-TEGNA merger is frozen. Here’s where things stand.
A week after the FCC approved the deal, the California court issued a temporary restraining order pausing the integration.
We’re going to court to stop the Nexstar/TEGNA merger
Combining two of the largest TV conglomerates into one company is bad for everyone.
Save the Date: The 44th Annual Parker Lecture and Awards Luncheon
Join us on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C.!
UCC Media Justice mourns and celebrates Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
Rev. Jackson was a longtime ally of UCC Media Justice and delivered the 30th Annual Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture in September 2012.
Locally controlled media matters more than ever in chaotic times
Just as Everett Parker established the public’s right to be heard in the 1960s, we are making the legal argument today that the FCC must listen to the people.
The Supreme Court and the future of agency independence
Under current law, commissioners at independent federal agencies serve fixed terms and can be removed by the President only “for cause.” These protections have been upheld by SCOTUS, as designed by Congress—but are now under attack.