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The News/Media Alliance diligently advocates on the pressing issues affecting today’s news and magazine publishers, including monetization by the tech platforms. As the media landscape becomes increasingly digital, it is critical that publishers find ways to monetize digital content and be fairly compensated for use of their digital content, including in search engines and for advertising sold against that content. The Alliance strongly supports legislation that would allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with the platforms for this purpose.

The Alliance also advocates for state and federal public policies that allow media publishers to deliver trusted and valued content to readers and to generate jobs and growth for the national and local economies, including technology policy and advancements, postal rates, journalist protection and free press issues, and other important issues that matter most to you.

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Holly Lubart / July 23, 2024

Congressmen Aderholt and Cleaver Introduce Bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act

Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act (H.R. 9078) in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23. The bill is identical to the Senate version (S. 4378) introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) on May 21 … Read More

Rhyia Bibby / July 23, 2024

News/Media Alliance Joins Brief in Support of Transparency of Police Records Under New York’s Freedom of Information Law

The brief, led by RCFP, urges the Court of Appeals to affirm the decision to require the disclosure of unsubstantiated and pre-June 2020 complaints … Read More

Staff / July 22, 2024

Copyright Office Adopts Final Rule to Allow Publishers Register Online Content

The new rule applies to news websites, and will become applicable immediately. The rule is based on the same application as the pre-existing group registration option for newspapers – which the Alliance played an important role in developing prior to its adoption in 2018 – including the registration fee … Read More

Staff / July 22, 2024

News/Media Alliance Applauds the Copyright Office for Modernizing Registration of Online News Content, Protecting Investments in Vital Public Services

The News/Media Alliance commends the U.S. Copyright Office for today adopting the rule on group registration of updates to news websites … Read More

Staff / July 19, 2024

News/Media Alliance Statement: Wrongful Conviction of Wall Street Journal Reporter in Russia

The News/Media Alliance joins The Wall Street Journal and the broader journalism industry in condemning the wrongful conviction of journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a Russian prison … Read More

Staff / July 18, 2024

Member Webinar: Copyright Registration Tutorial: Part 2 of 2

The Copyright Office just made registration of publisher website content easier than ever by adopting its proposed Rule on Group Registration of Updates to News Websites. Join News/Media Alliance on August 13 to learn all about this new rule and how to start registering and protecting your content now! … Read More

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