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News Media Alliance Joins Other Industry Groups to Call for California to Postpone CCPA Enforcement
On March 20, the News Media Alliance joined over 60 business groups, including the Motion Picture Association and the Association of National Advertisers, in asking ... Read More
Video: CEO David Chavern Discusses Publishing During Pandemic with Editor & Publisher
Alliance CEO David Chavern joined Editor & Publisher's Mike Blinder to discuss what the ongoing public health crisis means for news publishers. Chavern and Blinder talked ... Read More
Alliance Encourages Census Director to Advertise Online Census Option in Newspapers
The Alliance sent a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, in light of his March 18 announcement that Census field operations would be temporarily ... Read More
Big Tech in Discussions on Using User Data for Virus Prevention Despite Privacy Concerns
On March 17, the Washington Post reported that the government is in discussions with the tech industry regarding the use of user location data to aid in ... Read More
House Antitrust Chairman Holds a Roundtable on Competition in Digital Markets
On March 17, Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), Chair of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, held a roundtable discussion with stakeholders in Rhode Island on competition in ... Read More
Alliance Asks Vice President to Encourage Designation of News Publishers as Essential Businesses During COVID-19 Health Crisis
The News Media Alliance today sent a letter to the office of Vice President Mike Pence, asking him to recognize news publishing and reporting as ... Read More
WHO: Package Delivery Safety and Coronavirus
In the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Q&A about coronaviruses, it explains the low risk of commercial products as a vector for the virus ... Read More
Oregonian’s Reporting Leads to Required Timely Testing of Sexual Assault Kits
Thousands of untested sexual assault kits that could have solved at least 500 sexual crimes in Portland over the last decade were left on storage ... Read More
Google’s Undisclosed Use of Consumer Data Challenged Under GDPR
On March 16, Dr. Johnny Ryan of Brave Software, a California-based developer of a privacy-focused web browser, filed a complaint with the Irish Data Protection ... Read More
Copyright Office’s Pandemic Plan Ensures Critical Functions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 13, the U.S. Copyright Office shared a summary of its pandemic plan with Members of Congress, noting that the Office aims to continue ... Read More
