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 providing reliable and truthful information to the public and provide exceptional content that meets the highest journalistic standards. Lawmakers must recognize and protect the fundamental rights of free speech and freedom of the press.
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‘State of the States’ Member Briefing
Learn more about what the NMA is doing on members’ behalf across the country on journalism compensation, artificial intelligence, automatic renewal requirements, extended producer responsibility, data privacy and online safety, advertising taxes, and anti-SLAPP modernization. ... Read More
2025 ‘State of the States’ Member Briefings
Learn more about what the NMA is doing on members’ behalf across the country on journalism compensation, artificial intelligence, automatic renewal requirements, extended producer responsibility, data privacy and online safety, advertising taxes, and anti-SLAPP modernization ... Read More
Free Speech Week
October 20-26, 2025 - Free Speech Week is nonpartisan, non-ideological event to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of free speech and a free press in the United States ... Read More
The Alliance Joins Comments Urging DHS to Eliminate Proposed Changes to I Visa Program
On September 29, 2025, the News/Media Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press (RFCP) and numerous other media organizations in comments, urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate proposed changes to the I visa program ... Read More
