Free Press was founded in late 2002 by author and professor Robert McChesney. Prior to incorporating as a non-profit organization in August 2003, Free Press operated as a sponsored project of the Media Education Foundation. During its first year Free Press undertook the following start-up activities: outlined a strategic plan; established a three year operating budget; raised sufficient funds for first year operations; launched the website; established relationships with important constituencies; recruited and hired staff; elected a board of directors and recruited an advisory board. Learn more about about our board and our staff.
The birth of Free Press reflects a growing awareness that media reform is essential to fostering a functional democracy and advancing issues that most people actually care about. Free Press is working with existing media reform organizations to make the media reform movement a more bold and proactive force to advance meaningful media policy in the public interest
