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The News Media Alliance diligently advocates on the pressing issues affecting today’s news media organizations, including monetization by the tech platforms, COVID-19 response and relief, technology policy and advancements, postal rates, journalist protection and free press issues, and other important issues that matter most to you.

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 safe harbor legislation that would allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with the platforms for this purpose.

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Staff / May 16, 2022

Policy Updates

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hosting a virtual public listening session on June 22 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm EDT to receive comments on the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) recommendations report.  … Read More

Staff / May 10, 2022

House Representatives Introduce International Press Freedom Bill

On May 3, Representatives Bill Keating (D-MA) and David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced the International Press Freedom Act of 2022. The Bill would create an Office on International Press Freedom within the State Department, establish an At-Risk Journalists fund, and create a new visa category for threatened journalists … Read More

Staff / May 10, 2022

News Take Episode 105: Protecting Journalists Reporting on Russia’s War in Ukraine

On this episode of News Take, Carlos Martinez de la Serna, Program Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shares details about the situation on the ground in the Ukraine, including the environment for journalists; the threats to press freedom in the Ukraine and Russia; the role of journalists from other … Read More

Staff / May 9, 2022

Study Finds Continued Attacks on Journalists

On May 5, the Radio Television Digital News Association with the Newhouse School at Syracuse University released the first report of a study finding more than one in five TV news directors reported a journalist in their newsroom was attacked in 2021 … Read More

Staff / May 9, 2022

Secretary of State Addresses Violence Against the Press

On May 3, Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a briefing on the state of world press freedom. During the meeting, he told specific stories of assaults on the press in Russia and Burma … Read More

Staff / May 5, 2022

Congressmen Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on Free Press

On May 3, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and other members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations introduced a bi-partisan resolution in both the House and the Senate condemning threats to freedom of the press around the world … Read More

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