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Staff / Statement: Order Against Adept Management for Deceptive Direct Mail Practices
The News Media Alliance applauds the FTC for pursuing the case against Adept Management and protecting newspaper subscribers across the country ... Read More
CEO Statement: Indictment of Julian Assange
Regardless of whether or not Julian Assange is a “journalist,” the May 23 indictment of Assange crosses a clear constitutional line. In the 102-year history of the Espionage Act, the United States has never deployed that Act to punish the publication of information. An interpretation of the Espionage Act to criminally ... Read More
Mastercard, With Its Negative Option Policy, Does Not Intend to Cover Newspapers
After Mastercard recently announced a new draft policy aimed at reigning in misleading “negative option” campaigns, the Alliance informed Mastercard of the potential for the policy to hurt newspapers’ efforts to grow subscription revenue. The Alliance successfully convinced the credit card company to revise its policy so as not to ... Read More
Employment Advertising Rule Hurts the American Worker
Proposed changes to an advertising requirement for employers in the U.S. could mean that soon, many eligible American workers will not learn about available job opportunities ... Read More
Staff / View from the Hill: Collins and Cicilline Discuss Journalism Safe Harbor Bill at #PostLive
On April 4, House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Representative Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, were part of a panel at The Washington Post's #PostLive event, "Protecting Local News." The Congressmen spoke with Post writer Jonathan Capehart about the the "Journalism Competition and Preservation Act," ... Read More
European Union Leads the Way in Protecting High-Quality Journalism
The European Union took a massive leap forward in protecting news content on March 26, when the European Parliament voted to adopt the long-awaited Copyright Directive. The Directive includes a provision that grants European news publishers an independent right to protect their content online against unauthorized uses by online platforms ... Read More
