by UCC Media Justice | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog, Featured
The Rev. Dr. D. Amine B. Butts — both faithful and queer and a UCC Media Justice Fellow — prepared this blog post. On Monday, July 27, 2026, the Bethesda United Church of Christ hosted journalist and author Nico Lang for a discussion of their bestselling book,...
by UCC Media Justice | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog, Featured
This post was prepared by UCC Media Justice Treasurer Sara Fitzgerald. The United Church of Christ’s Media Justice Ministry joins the rest of our denomination in mourning the death on Monday of the Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Zikmund, (or “BBZ” as she was known to so...
by Sara Cederberg | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized
UCC Media Justice Ministry is proud to announce the Rev. Dr. D. Amina B. Butts as our inaugural Media Justice Fellow. Made possible with initial support from the Potomac Association of the UCC, this new fellowship builds expertise in media justice issues and content...
by UCC Media Justice | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
On July 15, a federal judge issued a mixed ruling in National Digital Inclusion Alliance v. Trump, the case we supported with an amicus brief joined by 22 organizations. The good news: the court agreed that the Administration must implement the Digital Equity Act. The...
by Cheryl Leanza | Jul 15, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Media Concentration, Media Diversity, Open and Affordable Communications
Today, the FCC announced it wants to eliminate the 39% national television ownership cap, the same law we’ve been fighting to enforce in filings at the FCC and in our case against the Nexstar/TEGNA merger. We filed a 143-page petition to block that deal, took the FCC...
by Sara Cederberg | Jun 26, 2026 | 2026 Parker Lecture, Blog, Featured, Parker Lecture
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Ruha Benjamin, a leading scholar on race, technology, and justice, will deliver the 2026 Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and veteran journalist Richard Prince will be recognized with this year’s Everett C. Parker Award,...
