Public Knowledge aims to defend First Amendment freedoms, with a particular focus on the freedom of the press and the freedom of expression. Our insights here explore the coordinated efforts to encroach upon or undermine the First Amendment, including ongoing attacks on media independence, editorial decisions, and press freedom, as well as the use of federal agencies to drive ideological capitulation among Americans and their independent media. Review the following resources to learn more about how our key First Amendment freedoms are under threat.
Blog Posts
December 5, 2025: Resisting Censorship: Why We Took a Stand at the FCBA Dinner
September 22, 2025: The Latest Trump-NYT Defamation Suit is to Silence Speech, not Make Journalism Better
September 15, 2025: The Censorship Alarm Is Ringing in the Wrong Direction
August 14, 2025: Is Colbert Really Losing $40 Million?
June 27, 2025: Update: The FTC’s Consent Order in the Omnicom Ad Agency Merger Misses the Point
June 27, 2025: Is Free Speech the New Price of Merger Approval from the FTC?
April 7, 2025: The Mysterious Case of the Chair of the F(icticious) C(haos) C(lub)
February 12, 2025: “Censorship”: President Trump keeps using this word, but I do not think it means what he thinks it means
Press Releases
October 29, 2025: Public Knowledge Senior Vice President Harold Feld To Testify Before Senate Commerce Subcommittee on First Amendment Freedoms
October 8, 2025: Public Knowledge Joins 21 Public Interest Groups Urging FCC To Defend First Amendment, Rule of Law
September 18, 2025: Public Knowledge Condemns Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
July 25, 2025: FCC Formally Approves Paramount Global/Skydance Media Merger in Deal Likely To Harm Consumers, Free Press
July 18, 2025: President Trump’s Rescissions Package Threatens Free Press
July 2, 2025: Public Knowledge Condemns CBS 60 Minutes Settlement with President Trump as Attack on Press Freedoms
May 21, 2025: Public Knowledge Refutes “Censorship” Claims, Urges FTC To Protect Consumers and Competition
May 16, 2025: Public Knowledge Warns $34.5 Billion Cox/Charter Merger Might Be Weaponized
April 25, 2025: Public Knowledge Defends FCC Independence in First Circuit Amicus Brief
March 18, 2025: Public Knowledge Condemns Trump’s Lawless Attack on FTC Independence
Other Public Knowledge Content
July 28, 2025: Comments to FTC on Omnicom-IPG Merger
April 21, 2025: Group Amicus Brief on FCC Independence
April 9, 2025: Perkins Coie Amicus Brief
March 7, 2025: Public Knowledge Joins Nearly 20 Groups Urging FCC Chairman Carr To Defend Free Expression, Media Freedom
Key Media and Opinions
December 17, 2025: Defend the Press: Brendan Carr Has Gone Too Far with Attacks on Media (Courier)
May 21, 2025: The Conservative Political Playbook Driving the FTC Platform Censorship Inquiry (Tech Policy Press)
May 20, 2025: What Does Research Tell Us About Technology Platform “Censorship”? (Tech Policy Press)