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Join the Money, Media and Elections National Data Happy Hour!
Josh StearnsOctober 19, 2012Here at Free Press we’ve been talking a lot about how TV stations are raking in billions of dollars from political ads— and are failing to fact-check those ads, or cover the...
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District of Columbia or Domain of Cash?
Amy KroinOctober 24, 2012Las Vegas made news last week when the New York Times reported that more political ads have aired in Sin City than anywhere else this election season. In fact, stations there...
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Hijacking Democracy
Timothy KarrOctober 26, 2012Former Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps gave a talk Thursday about whether the media will strengthen our democracy — or destroy it.His assessment — given...
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Missing Out: Political Ads, Spanish-Language TV and the Latino Vote
Tweet ItShare itMissing Out: Political Ads, Spanish-Language TV and the Latino VoteNovember 2, 2012Free Press ReportsThe Free Press report Missing Out: Political Ads, Spanish-Language TV and the Latino...
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Free Press Report Examines the Absence of Political Ads on Spanish-Language TV
Tweet ItShare itFree Press Report Examines the Absence of Political Ads on Spanish-Language TVNovember 2, 2012Contact Info: Stephanie Worden, 202-265-1490, ext. 21WASHINGTON — On Friday, Free Press...
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Missing Out: Political Ads, Spanish-Language TV and the Latino Vote
Joseph TorresJosh StearnsNovember 5, 2012Latino voters will play a critical role in the 2012 presidential race. An estimated 12 million Latinos will cast ballots this November, making up a significant...
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Following Political Ad Money in Miami
Josh StearnsNovember 6, 2012Since the Federal Communications Commission’s new online database of political ad data does not include information from Spanish-language stations, we at Free Press decided...
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Spanish-Language TV Ads by the Numbers
Josh StearnsNovember 7, 2012Free Press spent the final months of the campaign season traveling to swing states to visit TV stations that are not currently required to post their political files to the...
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Don't Believe the Spin. Dark Money Won.
Timothy KarrNovember 20, 2012Before Nov. 6 is written into history, we need to challenge assumptions now circulating among Washington’s pundit class.First, the Obama victory didn’t signal the demise of...
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Shedding New Light on Dark Money
Timothy KarrJuly 1, 2014Letting the FCC do its job means advancing the public's right to know at a time when political ad spending has run amok. Let the sun shine in.
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