Public Policy

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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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Policy Updates


Copyright Registration Update
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Copyright Registration Update

On Monday, December 9, News/Media Alliance SVP & General Counsel Regan Smith held a call for the Alliance’s Copyright Working Group to provide the latest copyright registration updates … Read More
Photos: AI Tech Briefing: Learnings on Thwarting LLC Scrapers - Dec 5, 2024
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Photos: AI Tech Briefing: Learnings on Thwarting LLC Scrapers – Dec 5, 2024

More than 60 participants gathered at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2024 for an off-the-record briefing … Read More
Statement: House and Senate Introduce the Free Speech Protection Act
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Statement: House and Senate Introduce the Free Speech Protection Act

The News/Media Alliance applauds Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for introducing the Free Speech Protection Act, which would provide protections on the federal level from strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPPs”) designed to chill free speech … Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Use of “Hushers” During Voir Dire 
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News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Use of “Hushers” During Voir Dire 

On November 4, 2024 the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in Valdez v. United States, in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in support of a challenge to the trial court’s use of a “husher.” … 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 the New York Court of Appeals in NYP Holdings v. NYPD in support of the lower court’s holding that the repeal of New York Civil … Read More
Federal Judge Strikes Down Overtime Expansion
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Overtime Expansion

A Texas federal judge struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule on November 15 that would have expanded overtime eligibility to about four million new workers … Read More