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Exec Director & CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. WSJ Alum. Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Stanford
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Trump wants to use the FCC to silence Philadelphia’s 6abc. We must reject this attack on the First Amendment.

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By Jim Friedlich
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
A pending FCC broadcast license review now targets eight ABC television stations owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company — among them WPVI Philadelphia, known to most viewers as 6abc. It has been said that “all politics is local.” Here in Philadelphia, this truism has applied with growing frequency to clear and present threats to the First Amendment — recently in our public parks and monuments, and now on our airwaves.
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Lenfest Institute’s Bet on Local News

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By Jim Friedlich
| The Philadelphia Citizen Verified
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism last week announced the launch of the Philadelphia Local News 2030 Initiative, a two-year, $1 million grant program that provides core operating and project support to 10 Philadelphia-area local news organizations as they build durable businesses that will serve their communities through 2030 and beyond.
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In this year of milestones for Pennsylvania, let’s forge another first: a statewide law promoting a local news revival

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By Jim Friedlich
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
The residents of Pittsburgh are appropriately focused on what to do about the announced closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — but the real story is bigger than any single newspaper. Across Pennsylvania, communities are losing access to reliable local news, and the consequences are deeply felt. Thursday is Local News Day, a national moment to recognize the essential role local journalism plays in our communities. In Pennsylvania, it should be a call to act.
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