This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Supporting Press Freedom & Supporting the Arts and Culture
Only one party has the stated value of protecting our free press and crafting policies and funding streams for Arts and Cultural education and programs.1/11
Only one party has the stated value of protecting our free press and crafting policies and funding streams for Arts and Cultural education and programs.1/11
#Democrats roundly reject President Trump’s denigration of the free and independent press, which has endangered reporters’ lives, helped fuel conspiracy theories, and deepened distrust between Americans and their government. 3/11 #DemPartyPlatform #FreePress
#Democrats will appoint an independent media professional to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to ensure that the news & information projected around the world by the federal government meets the highest standards of fact-based & unbiased journalism. 4/11 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrats are concerned about the potentially harmful effects of corporate consolidation in the media industry, including in television, radio, and newspapers, 5/11 #DemPartyPlatform #FreePress
#Democrats will reinstate and strengthen media ownership rules and direct federal antitrust agencies to investigate the economic impacts of mergers in the media industry.6/11 #DemPartyPlatform #Media #FreePress
The arts are essential to our free and democratic society, to our culture, and to our local economies. 7/11 #DemPartyPlatform #Arts
#Democrats are proud of our support for arts funding and education, and will continue policies and programs that promote the creative arts. 8/11 #DemPartyPlatform #ArtsFunding #ArtsEducation
#Democrats support public funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for art and music education in public schools. 9/11 #DemPartyPlatform #NEA #NEH
#Democrats recognize that federal grants supporting nonprofit cultural organizations, artists, scholars, and state and local governments help increase participation in the arts, enhance appreciation, and strengthen our nation's cultural heritage. 10/11 #DemPartyPlatform #Arts
#Democrats value the arts and art education for developing imagination, creativity, innovation, and critical thinking skills in students and for building bridges between people and communities across the country and around the world. 11/11 #DemPartyPlatform #Arts #ArtEducation
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