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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More Than Two Dozen Groups Tell FCC to Reject Nexstar-Tegna Deal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Public interest groups, labor unions and civil rights organizations sent a letter backing Free Press FCC filing opposing the deal ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George Winslow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmVrA5EucFL67fKVZEFdD9-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Report Blasts Major Media Companies as `Complicit’ in Attacks on Civil Rights ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a detailed analysis of the 35 most dominant U.S. media companies, Free Press' report reveals a disturbing reversal on prior civil-rights commitments ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:59:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:06:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George Winslow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XuGyU7nNQbocwaEAPY2Ni3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[FCC Chair has attacked DEI policies at Disney, Comcast NBCUniversal and other media companies while pushing the regulator to open investigations into those practices. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[FCC Chair Brendan Carr]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Opponents Urge FCC to Reject Nexstar-Tegna Takeover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unions, Free Press, Echostar, DirecTV, Circle City, pay TV groups and others say deal is not in the public interest, would violate ownership caps ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:46:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:37:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George Winslow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKcUmoNPxuwZrhVDdHk8jh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tegna headquarters in McLean, Va. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Signage is displayed outside Tegna Inc. headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020. Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna in a deal that values the TV station owner at $8.5 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the situation. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Signage is displayed outside Tegna Inc. headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020. Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna in a deal that values the TV station owner at $8.5 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the situation. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Paramount to Acquire Free Press, Names Co-Founder Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weiss will report directly to chairman and CEO David Ellison as he moves to put his stamp on the division ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:14:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:43:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George Winslow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hE7fM2yDcWNkxgmV76DsoP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC Denies Free Press Petition on Coronavirus Coverage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The airing of President Trump’s daily briefings is at the heart of the debate ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:56:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Balderston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QjAeDsmFybCoa76tmAa9RR-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Court Rejects Petition to Reverse FCC's UHF Discount ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ UHF discount means that only half of a UHF TV station's audience counts towards the 39% national ownership cap. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Eggerton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MED8eeo9hBRW7ceP2czxef-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC, Broadcasters: UHF Challenge Has No 'Standing' Legs to Stand On ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Says Free Press indefensibly omitted requisite showing of member harm ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Broadcast]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Eggerton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2EQQe6ytb3BRZSaEPi7xrW-1280-80.jpg">
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