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Verizon: Let Us Charge You More for Less!

On Monday, Verizon Wireless introduced data-sharing plans that will give users a monthly allotment of data to be used across all of their devices. The new option to share data will push customers to pay more for a limited amount of data, and it comes with a fee just to connect a device to

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NYPD Tries to Rewrite History

After becoming the epicenter for press suppression and journalist arrests over the last nine months, the NYPD is trying to rewrite history and pretend like nothing ever happened.

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Reform in the Age of Corporate Lawyers

In the post-Citizens United era, wealthy corporations and individuals think democracy is a trophy they can buy, stuff and mount on their parlor walls.

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He Said He Said

Forget he said/she said. In mainstream media, it’s more like he said/he said.

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Conan O'Brien Goes to the Dogs

If you’ve ever doubted the existence of “fake news” — the trend in which newscasts pass off paid advertisements as actual reporting — these segments, courtesy of the volcanic-haired late-night funnyman, should put those doubts to rest.

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Congress Bury Transparency

Don't Let Congress and Broadcasters Keep You in the Dark.

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Protect Our Right to Record

Police have arrested journalists and activists around the country for the “crime” of trying to document political protests in public spaces.

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Tell Your Senator: Stop the Cyberspying Bills

Stop the Cyberspying Bills in the Senate.

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A U.K. investigation concluded that Rupert Murdoch is “not fit to run an international company.” Tell Congress: Hold Murdoch to Account in the U.S.

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Learn how to inspect public and political files at your local TV station this summer.

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Our next National Conference for Media Reform will be held in Denver on April 5–7, 2013.

Please mark your calendar; we can't wait to see you in Colorado!

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