Archive for Advocacy
Watch: Alliance CEO on the Importance of Protecting News Online
Alliance CEO and President David Chavern testified before the U.S. House of Representatives during a hearing on June 11, 2019, titled, “Online Platforms and Market ... Read More
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
New Study Finds Google Receives an Estimated $4.7 Billion in Revenue from News Publishers’ Content
The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Among the major findings of ... 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
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 ... 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 ... Read More
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 ... 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 ... Read More
New York Supreme Court Rules Firm Misled Newspaper Subscribers
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled on February 21 that Orbital Publishing, which claimed to have authorization from newspapers to operate as a ... Read More
Legislation Introduced Would Make it a Crime to Assault or Intimidate Journalists
In our current polarized society, journalists have experienced threats, intimidation and, in some cases, physical attacks as they attempt to gather and report the news ... Read More
