Friend,

A lot has changed since Free Press was founded in 2003 — nearly 20 years ago! But through it all, one theme has remained constant: We go wherever the fight takes us.

Just look at 2022 alone:

• Our Co-CEO Jessica J. González met directly with former Twitter CEO Elon Musk (!!!) and other civil-rights leaders to demand election-integrity measures and real content-moderation policies.
• Our legal team filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court’s case Gonzalez v. Google, urging justices to preserve Section 230, a law that lowers barriers to people sharing their own content online.
• The groundbreaking new model for sustainable local journalism we developed in New Jersey has distributed millions of dollars in grants — and we're working to replicate the model in other states across the country so quality local journalism doesn’t become a relic of the past.

Trust me, we’ll continue to do whatever it takes to challenge powerful corporations, influence policymakers, raise public awareness and mobilize millions in 2023 — but we can’t do it alone. Will you consider making your very first gift to Free Press before the end of the year? Remember, a group of generous donors is matching every donation through 12/31, so your gift today goes 2x as far.

Thank you so much for your support at a critical time,

Candace and the rest of the Free Press team
freepress.net

P.S. We don't take a single dollar from business, government or political parties — our independence is too important. That means that all of our progress and wins are made possible through the generous support of people like you. Make a year-end gift that goes 2x as far to keep our work going strong.