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News Media Are the First and Most Effective Means for Exercising Our Five First Amendment Freedoms
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News Media Are the First and Most Effective Means for Exercising Our Five First Amendment Freedoms

As we celebrate National Newspaper Week, we are raising awareness about our five First Amendment freedoms, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution — freedom of ... Read More
Maryland Stands Up for a Free Press, Honors the Capital Gazette Shooting Victims
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Maryland Stands Up for a Free Press, Honors the Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

June 28 will always be a hard day for any journalist­ – that was the day, exactly one year ago, that five newsroom staffers were ... Read More
CEO Column: Press Access Is Essential to Democracy
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CEO Column: Press Access Is Essential to Democracy

With the release of our newest ad last week, we — along with our Support Real News partners — are responding to recent attacks on the ... Read More
Newspapers Must Stand in Solidarity Against Trump's Attacks on Press
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Newspapers Must Stand in Solidarity Against Trump’s Attacks on Press

Today, newspapers fought back against President Trump's attacks on the media in the the best way they know how: they took to the presses. In ... Read More
CEO: We Press On
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CEO: We Press On

I wonder how Facebook’s famous secret algorithms weigh and balance the value of Milo Yiannopoulos' garbage verses the work of real journalists – like those ... Read More
Another Reporter Sentenced to Jail: Importance of a Free Press
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Another Reporter Sentenced to Jail: Importance of a Free Press

For Free Speech Week, I was going to write about the political climate in the US, but there is an even more egregious attack on ... Read More
Free Press
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Free Press

Free Press Focus The Alliance has long advocated for First Amendment protections and for an open and transparent government. Journalists serve a valuable role in ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Expanded Access to Police Personnel Records
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News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Expanded Access to Police Personnel Records

On November 15, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 26 media organizations in an amicus brief in ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Calling for Charges Against Journalist Covering Demonstration to be Dropped
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News/Media Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Calling for Charges Against Journalist Covering Demonstration to be Dropped

On October 22, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of media organizations in a letter, led by Freedom of the Press Foundation, to New ... Read More
The Alliance Signs onto Brief Arguing New York’s Anti-SLAPP Law Applies in Federal Court
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The Alliance Signs onto Brief Arguing New York’s Anti-SLAPP Law Applies in Federal Court

On October 13, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an amicus brief that the Alliance signed onto in the Second Circuit in Coleman v. Grand ... Read More