Author Archive for David Chavern
CEO Statement: Merger of GateHouse Media and Gannett
After much anticipation, the two largest news publishers in the country have announced that they will merge ... Read More
Statement: Alliance Commemorates Maryland Freedom of the Press Day
One year ago, on June 28, 2018, the lives of five newsroom employees from The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, were senselessly taken by gun ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Calls on Google to Rethink Planned Changes to Incognito Mode in Chrome Browser
Google recently announced planned changes to its Chrome browser’s incognito mode that would remove the ability to detect when a reader is in incognito mode. This ... Read More
Statement: Fallen Journalists Memorial
The News Media Alliance applauds Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Reps. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and Tom Cole (R-OK) for introducing the ... 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 ... Read More
CEO Statement: Introduction of the Journalist Protection Act
The News Media Alliance applauds Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for bicameral introduction the Journalist Protection Act ... Read More
Alliance Files Comments on California Consumer Privacy Act
Today, in response to the California Attorney General’s rulemaking process to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the News Media Alliance submitted written comments ... Read More
CEO Column: Press Access Is Essential to Democracy
With the release of our newest ad last week, we — along with our Support Real News partners — are responding to recent attacks on the ... Read More
CEO Statement: Alliance Applauds the Release of the Cairncross Report
We applaud Dame Frances Cairncross and her team for the release of their final report on the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the United Kingdom ... Read More
Want to Stop Fake News? Pay for the Real Thing
Facebook and Google have been brutal to the news business. But this primarily reflects a failure of imagination. The tech giants are the world’s best ... Read More
