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Causes: Arts & Culture, Censorship, Freedom of Speech & Press, Civil Rights, Media & Communications, Public & Societal Benefit
Mission: FIRE's mission is to promote locally-based reporting that encourages citizen participation and the sense of community in the Southern Appalachian Mountain region. Because FIRE believes that a strong democracy is based on freedom of speech and access to public information, it provides resources to local activists, reporters and editors who favor these principles.