Archive for Advocacy
Staff / Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Inclusion of Pension Relief for Community Newspapers in Stimulus Plan
The News Media Alliance applauds the passage today of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) – the $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed ... Read More
News Media for Open Government Encourages Congress to Take Actions to Support Journalists, a Free Press and an Open and More Accountable Government
Recent events continue to demonstrate that journalism and journalists are a necessary part of our democracy and critical to a well-functioning government and an informed ... Read More
Staff / Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Repealing Newspaper-Broadcast Ownership Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court today (10:00 a.m. ET) will hear oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project, a case concerning whether a ... Read More
Newspapers Challenge Removal of Rate Cap Established by Congress
The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association have joined a legal challenge of an order by the Postal Regulatory Commission that would effectively ... Read More
Alliance Summary: Newspaper Relevant Provisions in COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Alliance is pleased to provide our members with a summary of the COVID-19 Relief Bill to help identify available funding and discuss implications of ... Read More
Staff / Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Passage of SBA Affiliation Waiver for News Publishers in New Stimulus
The News Media Alliance applauds Congress for approving another round of stimulus legislation, and for including an affiliation waiver that will allow previously ineligible news publishers to apply for the Small Business ... Read More
Staff / Local News Included in Proposed Payroll Assistance
On December 20, Congress expanded government loan forgiveness to local news outlets in the proposed COVID relief bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate ... Read More
News Media for Open Government Outlines Recommendations for Biden-Harris Transition Team
The News Media for Open Government today sent a position paper to President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s transition team, outlining policy objectives ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Commends Resolution to Increase Diversity in American Media
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution, introduced by Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), calling for increased diversity in American media. The News Media ... Read More
New Rule May Mean Unsustainable Postal Rates for Newspapers
On November 30, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved a rule, establishing a new rate-setting system that eliminates the previously implemented cap on postage rates which ... Read More
