Archive for Advocacy

Iowa Senate Unanimously Passes House File 472, Providing Anti-SLAPP Protections
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Iowa Senate Unanimously Passes House File 472, Providing Anti-SLAPP Protections

On Wednesday, April 16th, the Iowa Senate unanimously passed House File 472, which provides anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits aimed at limiting the constitutional freedoms of speech ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Calls on the Ninth Circuit to Reject Section 1202 Identicality Requirement
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News/Media Alliance Calls on the Ninth Circuit to Reject Section 1202 Identicality Requirement

The brief urged the court to reject GitHub’s contention that Section 1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act imposes an identicality requirement, establishing liability for ... Read More
Support Journalism Awards Dinner and Fly-in 2025
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Support Journalism Awards Dinner and Fly-in 2025

SAVE-THE-DATE: October 7-8, 2025 - Make your voice heard! Join your peers in Washington, D.C. to reinforce the need for legislation compensating news publishers for ... Read More
2025 ‘State of the States’ Member Briefings
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2025 ‘State of the States’ Member Briefings

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET - This webinar has passed Description: The News/Media Alliance will host a virtual ‘State of ... Read More
News/Media Alliances Joins Amicus Brief in Associated Press v. Budowich
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News/Media Alliances Joins Amicus Brief in Associated Press v. Budowich

This amicus brief outlines the historic function of the White House press pool in guaranteeing the free flow of information about the presidency to the ... Read More
Congressional Letter & Industry Statement on USPS/DOGE Agreement and Alliance Files Comments on USPS Service Plan
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Congressional Letter & Industry Statement on USPS/DOGE Agreement and Alliance Files Comments on USPS Service Plan

Following the announcement of the USPS agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and US General Services Administration (GSA) on March 13, the Alliance ... Read More
Sunshine Week Reminds Us That The American People Deserve Transparency
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Sunshine Week Reminds Us That The American People Deserve Transparency

This country needs more, not less, transparency, at every level of government. The American people deserve to know what government officials are doing behind the ... Read More
Deliver for Democracy Act Re-introduced
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Deliver for Democracy Act Re-introduced

Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Peter Welsh (D-VT) re-introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act this week ... Read More
The State of FOIA 2025
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The State of FOIA 2025

As much as FOIA and the local FOIL statutes have helped us all, there is still so much work to be done ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Comments Urging the Administration to Oppose TDM Exceptions Internationally
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News/Media Alliance Joins Comments Urging the Administration to Oppose TDM Exceptions Internationally

Noting the rapid development and deployment of generative artificial intelligence, the comments noted that the review comes at a critical time for “defending the contributions ... Read More