Advocacy

The News/Media Alliance has successfully secured the takedown of notorious paywall bypass website 12ft.io ... Read More

On July 8, a federal appeals court blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s pending final implementation of the “Click-to-Cancel” rule, which would have overhauled federal regulations around subscription and membership renewals ... Read More

The Alliance Privacy Working Group invites you to an interactive summer lecture series: Privacy Tech Talks! Join industry privacy experts for a discussion on various privacy-focused issues that impact the news and media industry.  ... Read More

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s  (FTC) “Click-to-Cancel” rule on July 8 noting the FTC failed to follow required procedures under the FTC Act during the rule-making process ... Read More

President Donald Trump is slated to sign an executive order today delaying the reciprocal tariffs that were set to take effect on Wednesday, July 9. The reciprocal tariffs will now take effect on August 1 ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance, the largest trade association representing the news media industry, released a statement upon President Trump signing his major policy package into law today ... Read More

Earlier today, a collection of news and magazine publishers suing AI company Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement filed a brief opposing the company’s motion to dismiss parts of the case.  ... Read More

On Monday, June 30th, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a line-item veto of a budget item that would have removed the state's century-old sales tax exemption for newspaper subscriptions ... Read More

On June 18, 2025, News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Gray Media (KSWO-TV) v. Comanche County Facilities Authority ... Read More

Learn more about our educational webinar series showcasing various companies that make up the artificial intelligence (“AI”) vendor landscape ... Read More

On June 10, 2025, the News/Media Alliance submitted a comment to the California Privacy Protection Agency opposing a proposal to expand the definition of “direct relationship” in the Agency’s proposed text of data broker regulations ... Read More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) filed two orders today. They announced a phased approach to revising the rate system and will issue multiple notices of proposed rulemaking ... Read More

The next event will take place in the Fall. Check back soon for updates! Description: The News/Media Alliance will host a virtual ‘State of the States’ briefing and discussion exclusively for Alliance members covering the top state legislative trends impacting ... Read More

On May 28, 2025, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief, led by RCFP, in CNS v. Omundson in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ... Read More

The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission approved the Postal Service’s proposal to raise rates for Market Dominant products consistent with applicable law on May 30 ... Read More

On May 29, the News/Media Alliance submitted comments with the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science & Technology Policy regarding the Administration’s development of an updated version of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic ... Read More

The decision recently issued by The Court of International Trade (CIT) was temporarily stayed by the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit on May 29, allowing the tariffs to continue to apply while it considers Trump’s appeal ... Read More

On May 28, the Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously struck down the recent tariff actions imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ... Read More

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 our valuable content ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on May 19 commending the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for investigating technology platforms' implementation of "opaque or unpredictable" internal procedures to restrict users’ access ... Read More

Yesterday, Google announced a new feature called A.I. mode, which will allow users to interact with its search engine as if it were an A.I. chatbot ... Read More

On May 14, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, John Thune, and Chuck Schumer re-introduced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) ... Read More

On May 9, News/Media Alliance filed an amicus brief in United States v. Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the remedy phase of the Google search antitrust trial ... Read More

Amber McReynolds, chair of the Postal Service Board of Governors announced on May 9 that they have selected David Steiner as the 76th Postmaster General and CEO ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on May 9 on the USPS Notice of Market-Dominant Price Changes ... Read More

The U.S. House Workforce Protection Subcommittee held a hearing on May 6 examining the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to consider how it might be improved to benefit injured federal workers while also protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse ... Read More

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has filed a notice of proposal for new proposed rules with the state Office of Administrative Law.  The rules would codify the NJDOL’s interpretation of the ABC test for independent ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on May 1 that ‌it would cease enforcement of its 2024 Final Rule regarding independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-1 (FAB) instructs field personnel on how to handle ... Read More

Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced the USPS SERVES US Act (H.R. 3004) on April 24. The USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability Act makes needed updates and reforms to the postal regulatory process to ensure fairness and ... Read More

S.J. Resolution 49, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), ended in a tie vote of 49-49 on April 30 ... Read More

The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to favorably report the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce on April 29 ... Read More

On Tuesday, April 29th, the California Senate Public Safety Committee unanimously voted to advance SB 690, which seeks to close a loophole in the 1967 California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) that is being used to sue businesses, including news media ... Read More

On March 24, 2025, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief led by RCFP in Gopher Media LLC v. Melone, on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ... Read More

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 and press ... Read More

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 the removal of copyright management information (CMI) only if the copied work is identical to ... Read More

On April 16, a coalition of 68 House Democrats issued a letter to United States Trade Representative Greer, Secretary of Commerce Lutnick, Secretary of the Treasury Bessent, and Small Business Administration Administrator Loeffler warning them to consider the impacts of the Trump ... Read More

Representative Tom Tiffany (R-WI) introduced a joint resolution H.J. 93 on April 10 that would formally withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization (WTO) ... Read More

Joint Resolutions terminating the trade deficit "emergency" underlying the Administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for reciprocal tariffs were introduced in both the House and Senate on April 8 ... Read More

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, submitted News/Media Alliance concerns on tariffs for the record at a hearing on “The President’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda” on April 8 ... Read More

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Trade Review Act of 2025, S 1272, on April 3, which introduces a requirement for the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of imposing or increasing duties on imported articles, ... Read More

The Senate passed S.J. Resolution 37, sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) with a vote of 51-48 on April 2. The resolution terminates the emergency declaration, which the President used for the authority to issue his Executive Order imposing 25 percent ... Read More

Arlington, VA - Today, the News/Media Alliance announced the launch of an AI licensing framework agreement with ProRata AI, who is working to ensure publishers and creators are fairly credited and compensated by generative AI.  As the leading trade association ... Read More

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 public, and makes the case that any attempt to punish a news organization for “the ... Read More

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 participated in a call with the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service (C21) to ... Read More

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 scenes that might impact their lives, and they deserve a free press ... Read More

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

As much as FOIA and the local FOIL statutes have helped us all, there is still so much work to be done ... Read More

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 of American workers and businesses in the creative sector to US economic growth, job creation, ... Read More

These products will not be subject to the 25% tariffs until April 2. Through multiple sources, we have confirmed that newsprint is covered under this agreement ... Read More

President Trump signed a memo on March 1 for the Commerce Department to initiate a national security investigation into U.S. lumber imports and their derivative products, including paper, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ... Read More

The brief stresses that the anti-SLAPP law was enacted to counter threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits ... Read More

The brief stresses the purpose of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP law—to counter the threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits against critics ... Read More

The Alliance argues that expanding the definition of “automated decisionmaking” would deprive consumers of benefits like content personalization and subscription deals ... Read More

The letter affirms the importance of player privacy, which has been upheld by members of the press and notes that the existing policy empowers players to request that an interview take place outside the locker room ... Read More

On January 28, the News/Media Alliance, together with the Association of American Publishers, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of the plaintiffs in American Society for Testing & Materials ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief on December 16, 2024 in the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in support of LCMedia Productions in a public records disclosure case ... Read More

President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on Inauguration Day, January 20, stating that he plans to enact 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on February 1, citing the flow of both migrants and fentanyl from both countries. Trump did ... Read More

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing, “Understanding Proposed Service Changes” on December 5 ... Read More

On Monday, December 9, News/Media Alliance SVP & General Counsel Regan Smith held a call for the Alliance's Copyright Working Group to provide the latest copyright registration updates ... Read More

More than 60 participants gathered at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2024 for an off-the-record briefing ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for introducing the Free Speech Protection Act, which would provide protections on the federal level from strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPPs”) designed to ... Read More

On November 4, 2024 the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in Valdez v. United States, in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in support of a challenge to the trial court’s use of a “husher." ... Read More

On November 15, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 26 media organizations in an amicus brief in the New York Court of Appeals in NYP Holdings v. NYPD in support of the ... Read More

A Texas federal judge struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule on November 15 that would have expanded overtime eligibility to about four million new workers ... Read More

The prohibition on misrepresenting information with respect to a negative option/automatic renewal offer will become effective in 60 days ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance is holding an AI Tech Briefing on Thursday, December 5, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST graciously hosted at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C ... Read More

Please join the News/Media Alliance on Tuesday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m. EST for a virtual briefing on the outcomes of the election ... Read More

On October 22, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of media organizations in a letter, led by Freedom of the Press Foundation, to New York District Attorney Gary Pasqua urging him to drop all charges against Indian Time reporter ... Read More

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) determined on October 22 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) established are sold at ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced their final Rule on October 16 regarding Negative Option programs. The Alliance advocated for numerous changes to the proposal in comments, letters, and three follow-up meetings with the FTC ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joins the Colombian Association of News Media (“AMI”) in its call to highlight the dangers the free press in Colombia face, and for its plea to the people of Colombia to ‘demand and defend their rights to ... Read More

October 21-27, 2024 - Free Speech Week is nonpartisan, non-ideological event to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of free speech and a free press in the United States ... Read More

On October 3, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a coalition of news media organizations in a letter to senior policymakers urging the Administration to prioritize the publication of a proposed rulemaking to enable routine unmanned aircraft system (“drones”) beyond visual ... Read More

On October 8, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined letters of support for the ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), led by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and joined by 107 news media and press rights ... Read More

The Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its proposed remedies framework to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in connection to the historic antitrust lawsuit against Google for its anticompetitive practices in U.S. general search services and U.S. general search ... Read More

On October 1, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined a media coalition in an application to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting that Judge Chutkan grant the DOJ’s request to file a lightly redacted superseding indictment in ... Read More

The U.S. Senate confirmed Commissioner Ann Fisher and Commissioner Ashley Poling to a second 6-year term at the Postal Regulatory Commission on September 25 ... Read More

The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on September 26 on election mail. Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy was the only testifier ... Read More

Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) introduced H.R. 9839, the USPS Serves Us Act on September 25, which makes needed updates and reforms to the postal regulatory process by empowering the Postal Regulatory Commission with a clear mandate to hold the USPS ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance today applauded Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for signing California Assembly Bill 2863, legislation governing automatic subscriptions, authored by Assembly member Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth). The bill passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support ... Read More

On September 18, the News/Media Alliance submitted a response to the European AI Office's consultation on the upcoming General-Purpose AI Code of Practice ... Read More

The United States Postal Service announced on September 20 that there will not be a price increase in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes Periodicals, Marketing Mail, First-Class Mail, and Package Services ... Read More

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing on September 17 to consider proposed tariffs on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan ... Read More

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced that he is introducing the Postmaster General Reform Act, which would change how U.S. postmaster generals are appointed and how long they serve ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted reply comments on September 12 to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Statutory Review of the System for Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products ... Read More

More than 120 participants representing news, magazine and digital-only publishers met with Members of Congress from 36 states on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2024 for the News/Media Alliance's 'Support Journalism' Fly-In to advocate for the importance ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined a coalition letter on September 13 urging the International Trade Commission (ITC) to oppose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from Japan and China ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds several U.S. Senators for sending a letter to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that raises antitrust concerns regarding new generative AI features that summarize or use creators’ work verbatim to answer questions, ... Read More

Today, over 120 participants representing news, magazine and digital-only publishers will meet with Senators and Representatives from 36 states on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as part of a Support Journalism Fly-In hosted by the News/Media Alliance ... Read More

The Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its proposed remedies framework to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in connection to the historic antitrust lawsuit against Google for its anticompetitive practices in U.S. general search services and U.S. general search ... Read More

On August 9, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in support of the non-profit digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) motion to unseal records in a patent ... Read More

The Alliance, along with other leading trade associations representing record labels, music publishers, book publishers, and various artist and songwriter groups, moved to file a new amicus brief in an ongoing litigation between Anthropic and three music publishers, after the ... Read More

The USPS will consider comments received during the virtual conference on September 5 at 1:00pm ET, and will then file a formal request for an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) ... Read More

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced a public-private partnership agreement with the state of California and Google to fund journalism. This is the first deal to be reached in the United States to compensate news ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance has successfully prompted the removal by several online code repositories of illegal web browser add-on software offerings from their websites ... Read More

Access presenter slides - The News/Media Alliance hosted a virtual ‘State of the States’ briefing and discussion exclusively for Alliance members covering the top state legislative trends impacting the news, magazine and digital media industry ... Read More

August 22, 2024, 3:00 p.m. ET - Register for a free webinar focusing on managing your address list, properly addressing your newspapers and preparing the mailing to minimize cost and service delays ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds California Senators for their continued support and steadfast commitment to passing the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) ... Read More

On August 5, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled against Google in an historic lawsuit, finding that Google violated antitrust laws for its anticompetitive practices in search and advertising, including against news media companies ... Read More

Dear News/Media Alliance Members, On Monday, August 5, the Department of Justice (DOJ) won its landmark case against Google, finding that Google violated antitrust laws for its anticompetitive practices in search and advertising, including against news media companies ... Read More

The Copyright Office just made registration of publisher website content easier than ever by adopting its proposed Rule on Group Registration of Updates to News Websites. Join News/Media Alliance to learn all about this new rule and how to start ... Read More

Danielle Coffey, President & CEO of the News/Media Alliance appeared on San Diego News 10 on August 8 to talk about the need to pass the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) and the Alliance's new video ad calling for support ... Read More

On July 23, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the ‘Judicial FOIA Expansion Act’ in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would expand the right of public access to records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the federal judiciary, ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance has created video and static digital ads calling on Californians to contact their state Senators to support the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined two stakeholder letters urging the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin its rulemaking proceeding governing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems ... Read More

Today the Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled against Google in its historic lawsuit, finding that Google is in violation of antitrust laws for its anticompetitive practices in search and advertising, including against news media companies ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance today urged the International Trade Commission (ITC) to reject antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from Japan and China ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance celebrates the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been released in a multicountry prisoner swap on August 1st ... Read More

Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced Amendment #2874 to the NDAA for FY ’25. The amendment would require an advisory opinion by, and adequate response from USPS to, the Commission and Congress, on ... Read More

On July 25, President Joe Biden nominated two individuals to serve on the USPS Board of Governors ... Read More

Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act (H.R. 9078) in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23. The bill is identical to the Senate version (S. 4378) introduced by Senators ... Read More

The brief, led by RCFP, urges the Court of Appeals to affirm the decision to require the disclosure of unsubstantiated and pre-June 2020 complaints ... Read More

The new rule applies to news websites, and will become applicable immediately. The rule is based on the same application as the pre-existing group registration option for newspapers – which the Alliance played an important role in developing prior to ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance commends the U.S. Copyright Office for today adopting the rule on group registration of updates to news websites ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joins The Wall Street Journal and the broader journalism industry in condemning the wrongful conviction of journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a Russian prison ... Read More

On July 17th, Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania signed into law H.B. 1466 which provides Pennsylvania with stronger protections against SLAPP lawsuits that are designed to prevent an individual or organization from exercising their First Amendment rights ... Read More

The Court considered whether the Florida and Texas state laws regulating large internet platforms violated the First Amendment. In a 9-0 decision the judgments of the Eleventh and Fifth Circuit are vacated and remanded. Decided on July 1, 2024 ... Read More

On July 15, the News/Media Alliance submitted comments to the Department of Justice following the Department’s workshop on promoting competition in artificial intelligence (AI) ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on their Statutory Review of the System for Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products on July 9 ... Read More

On July 1st, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the Indiana Supreme Court in support of Christopher Nardi who brought a lawsuit against the Indiana Election Division for wrongfully denying his access to three documents he had requested ... Read More

On June 27, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of journalist Catherin Herridge who has been ordered by the district court to identify her ... Read More

On July 1st, the Supreme Court vacated the lower court rulings in the cases of Moody v. Paxton and NetChoice v. Paxton over challenges brought by NetChoice to the Florida and Texas laws governing social media content moderation ... Read More

On June 26, News/Media Alliance joined a letter addressed to President Joseph R. Biden asking for journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to be declared as wrongfully detained ... Read More

Today the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) successfully passed out of the California Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 9-2 ... Read More

Danielle Coffey, President & CEO of the News/Media Alliance, recently participated in a panel discussion on NPR Network affiliate WVXU's Cincinnati Edition with Lucy May, on how media companies are responding to AI.  ... Read More

On June 7th, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in support of media organization TV Azteca in a defamation case ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined a letter with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with over 50 other news media and press rights organizations, calling for the Senate to advance the ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), S ... Read More

June 13, 2024, 3:00 p.m. ET - Register for a free webinar focusing on the ever-changing: where to enter the mail and why it matters, mail entry methods, and proper preparation of commercial mailings ... Read More

Effective May 25th, Minnesota adopted the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) to protect journalists and the public against meritless lawsuits meant to prevent the exercise of their First Amendment rights ... Read More

The United States Postal Service reported on progress of the Delivering for America (DFA) Plan for the first and second quarters of Fiscal Year 2024 on May 31 ... Read More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the Postal Service’s proposal to raise rates for Market-Dominant products on May 30 for compliance; however, the Commission strongly encouraged the Postal Service Board of Governors to not increase rates by the full amount ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance sent a letter to Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Google, expressing serious concerns over Google’s recent unilateral changes to its spam policy, the implementation of which has been highly disruptive and harmful to publishers and their ... Read More

The Illinois state legislature on Wednesday approved $25 million in tax credits over the next five years (or $5 million a year) that will support journalism in the state. The funds are intended for use by newsrooms to hire and ... Read More

The Alliance has developed print and digital ads for news, magazine and digital media to run, calling attention to the detrimental impact to news content of Google's new Overviews product that expands its use of generative AI in its ubiquitous ... Read More

September 10-11, 2024 - Make your voice heard! Join your peers in Washington, D.C. to reinforce the need for legislation compensating news publishers for our valuable content ... Read More

Today, the News/Media Alliance sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging the agencies to investigate Google’s monopolistic taking of digital news publishing and stop its latest expansion through its use of ... Read More

United States Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, sent a follow-up clarification letter to U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on May 20 regarding pauses on changes at mail processing facilities in the Delivering ... Read More

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member, Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and other members of Congress asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on May 23 to block the July postal rate increases ... Read More

On Wednesday night the Illinois Senate Executive Committee voted favorably in a 10-3 bipartisan vote to advance Senator Steve Stadelman’s (D-Rockford) Journalism Preservation Act (JPA, SB 3591), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance worked with United States Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to today’s introduction of a bipartisan bill, the Deliver for Democracy Act, legislation to limit excessive postal rate increases and incentivizing reliable postal service delivery ... Read More

“This will be catastrophic to our traffic, as marketed by Google to further satisfy user queries, leaving even less incentive to click through so that we can monetize our content," Danielle Coffey, the chief executive of the News/Media Alliance, bluntly ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Heinrich, Rounds and Young for soliciting a diverse set of views related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their recognition of the importance of journalism in their new AI report ... Read More

In response to a bipartisan letter from U.S. Senator Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and 25 colleagues, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has committed to pause changes at mail processing facilities across the United States until ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on May 9 regarding the continuing concern of rate increases on periodicals ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance is happy to be partnering with Economic Liberties on the Anti-Monopoly Summit. This Summit will bring together the growing anti-monopoly movement fighting against concentrated corporate power for an energetic and action-packed day in Washington D.C ... Read More

On this World Press Freedom Day, the News/Media Alliance pays tribute to all journalists in recognition of their vital service to their communities ... Read More

On May 1st, the News/Media Alliance joined 42 other organizations in a joint statement, led by the Society of Professional Journalists, in calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to acknowledge the unconstitutionality of their actions and drop ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds additional publications for filing a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft and OpenAI ... Read More

On May 16, 2024 at 12PM EDT, The News/Media Alliance hosted the first of two webinars to learn all about copyright registration and new member discounts for third-party registration services ... Read More

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led an effort sending a letter to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors questioning Postmaster General DeJoy’s leadership, which has resulted in unsustainable rate hikes and poor service ... Read More

An op-ed by Danielle Coffey, President & CEO of the News/Media Alliance; Maria Pallante, CEO of the Association of American Publishers; and Mary Rasenberger, CEO of The Authors Guild titled, "Generative AI is generating astronomical profits by trampling authors and ... Read More

On April 16, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a postal hearing, “Oversight of the United States Postal Service,” which highlighted significant postal service problems, particularly service delivery, that affect our members’ ability to deliver timely ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds the passage of New York’s Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program, providing payroll tax credits for journalists. Starting next year, news entities of all sizes that are based in the State of New York are eligible ... Read More

Maine has enacted stronger anti-SLAPP protections after passing a statute based on the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), a model statute that provides some of the strongest protections against meritless claims designed to chill free speech ... Read More

Today the News/Media Alliance sent letters to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the California State Attorney General requesting that they investigate Google’s unprecedented decision last week to block or impede the ability of some Californians ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance commends Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers for resuming discussions around a federal privacy standard through their release of the draft American Privacy Rights Act. The Alliance has long advocated that the certainty of a ... Read More

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is proposing further postal rate increases of close to 10%, on top of increases already implemented earlier this year. The News/Media Alliance is calling on Congress to question the Delivering for America Plan, which is ... Read More

Google today temporarily removed content by California-based news outlets from its Search platform, retaliating against proposed legislation in the state – the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) – that would require Big Tech platforms, including Google and Meta, to pay ... Read More

The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on April 9 of price changes for market-dominant mail to take effect July 14, 2024 ... Read More

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a postal hearing, “Oversight of the United States Postal Service” on Tuesday, April 16th at 10 am ... Read More

This week, the News/Media Alliance released the results of a first of its kind public opinion survey on artificial intelligence and its implications on society, intellectual property rights, and the need for regulatory oversight ... Read More

Congressmen Emanual Cleaver (D-MO) and Jake LaTurner (R-KS) were honored with the second annual “Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership in Postal Policy.” ... Read More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its Annual Compliance Determination Report on March 28 for Fiscal Year 2023 ... Read More

Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on March 18 calling on the Postal Service to pause its overhaul of the network transformation due to ... Read More

On this News/Media Alliance member webinar, speakers discussed the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which recently took effect on a mandatory basis for all affected service providers ... Read More

On March 22, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in support of Hachette in Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive, concerning Internet Archive’s digitizing of copyright protected books and the making those books available to the public for ... Read More

On March 20, 2024, the Alliance joined an amicus brief in U.S. News & World Report v. David Chiu,in support of U.S. News’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the Office of the Attorney of the City and County of ... Read More

On March 20, 2024, the Alliance joined a coalition of groups in submitting comments in response to the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment’s (“MOME”) proposed amended rules for press credentials ... Read More

On March 14, 2024, the Alliance joined several groups as additional amici curiae to an amicus brief in Netflix v. Barina, filed in the Texas Supreme Court in support of First Amendment rights for documentarians, investigative reporters, and advocates ... Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Climate-related Disclosure Rules, which were adopted on March 6 by a vote of 3-2, are temporarily stayed due to numerous lawsuits ... Read More

Register for a free webinar on Thursday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. how to learn how to submit a digital statement, as well as how to define a Periodical, basic requirements, and hot topics for 2024 ... Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rule providing for drone Remote ID requirements is now in effect ... Read More

On March 6, 2024, the Alliance joined a brief in Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) v. U.S. Park Police filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of HRDC in a FOIA records dispute ... Read More

As part of Sunshine week, on March 11, 2024, the Alliance joined a letter with a coalition of groups urging the New York legislature and Governor Hochul to pass a package of legislation that would strengthen New York’s Freedom of ... Read More

The Alliance submitted comments on March 11 commending the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) measured and considered approach to updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule ... Read More

The DOL announced a final rule revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) classification provision to determine whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor. The rule goes into effect March 11 ... Read More

Every year, we celebrate Sunshine Week to honor the work of the journalists and private citizens who are utilizing the Freedom of Information Act to bring government records out of the dark filing cabinets where they live and into the ... Read More

This Sunshine in Government Week, journalists’ rights still hang in the balance. The News/Media Alliance continues to support journalist efforts to increase government transparency and protections for journalists ... Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules, by a vote of 3-2, on March 6 regarding reporting requirements for climate-related disclosures by public companies ... Read More

This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court cases – New York Times v. Sullivan – that significantly shaped free speech protections for the press and the public at large ... Read More

Today the Illinois Senate Executive Committee, the Illinois Senate’s highest committee, will hold a hearing at 1:30 p.m. CT on the Illinois Journalism Preservation Act (SB 3591), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay ... Read More

On Wednesday, more than thirty European media companies brought a case against Google for its anticompetitive practices in the advertising technology marketplace. The case, filed in Amsterdam, is asking for 2.1 billion euros in damages ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance commends Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian government for passing a law requiring Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) to compensate local news outlets for use of their content ... Read More

On February 1, 2024, the Alliance joined a brief in National Public Radio (“NPR”) v. Virginia Department of Corrections (“Va. Doc”), filed in the Virginia Court of Appeals in support of NPR’s attempt to obtain audio tapes of former executions ... Read More

On February 8, 2024, the Alliance joined a brief in Martinez v. ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. filed in the Ninth Circuit, in which the plaintiff sued ZoomInfo, a professional web directory service, alleging violations of right-of-publicity by including the plaintiff’s name ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance filed comments with the Copyright Office on February 20 in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Group Registration of Updates to a News Website ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds Illinois Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) for recently introducing the Journalism Preservation Act (SB 3591) in the Illinois Senate, which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay news publishers a “journalism usage fee” ... Read More

In this webinar, recorded on February 26 204, Tom Foti, VP, Product Solutions at USPS discussed the network transformation as part of the Postmaster General’s Delivery for America Plan ... Read More

On February 9, the News/Media Alliance joined a brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, explaining how section 1201 of the Copyright Act is consistent with, and supportive of First Amendment protections ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold an informal hearing on its proposed rule banning fake reviews and testimonials on February 13 at 10 am ET ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on the United States Postal Service’s Annual Compliance Report  for Fiscal Year 2023 on January 30 ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an informal hearing on proposed amendments to the Negative Option Rule regarding subscriptions and recurring payments, including a “click to cancel” provision on January 16 ... Read More

An article featuring a Q&A with News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey titled, "How The Generative AI Boom Proves We Need Journalism," ran on January 31, 2024 in AdExchanger, discussing the value of publisher content to AI companies, why ... Read More

Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves, along with 17 other cosigners, sent a letter to the Postal Board of Governors on January 19 asking the USPS to pause future rate increases ... Read More

On January 9, 2024, the Alliance met with the Copyright Office to discuss the proposed rule and the Alliance members’ experiences with electronic deposits in more detail ... Read More

An op-ed by News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey titled, "Can AI companies and media publishers work together?," ran on January 21, 2024 in The Mercury News, discussing the impact to publishers of AI companies' use of publisher content ... Read More

As a reminder, the Market Dominant Price Increases go into effect on January 21. View the USPS webinar, "Market Dominant Price Change" to learn more ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance  submitted comments on the Postal Service’s proposal to change the methodology for calculating rural carrier attributable costs ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance (N/MA) submitted additional comments on the Postal Service’s Flats Plan on January 12 following the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Order 6803 approving our motion ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds the House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R.4250—the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act). The PRESS Act would establish reasonable ground rules for when the government can obtain confidential source information from journalists and ... Read More

On January 9, 2024, the News/Media Alliance submitted written testimony to a committee of the New Hampshire House of Representative in opposition to a bill designed to regulate the licensing terms for electronic written materials to public libraries ... Read More

Women in Logistics and Delivery Services (WILDS) announced it will present the third Megan J. Brennan Award for Excellence to Kate Muth, Executive Director International Mailers Advisory Group (IMAG), at a meeting to be held on January 25, 2024 ... Read More

Today the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law will hold a hearing on “Oversight of A.I.: The Future of Journalism,” which will explore the impact of the growth of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technology on publishers’ ability ... Read More

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule on January 9 revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) classification provision to determine whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined 20 other associations in a letter on December 22 outlining concerns with the process the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) established to solicit public feedback on its proposed amendments to the Negative Option Rule regarding subscriptions and ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance is working with the Illinois Press Association and other stakeholders to fix a consumer protection law, which attempted to prevent deceptive marketing preying on senior citizens ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds the Copyright Office for proposing a way for news publishers to efficiently register their online content ... Read More

Developed exclusively for News/Media Alliance Members, the following are answers to Frequently Asked Questions about newspaper postal delivery. (member login required) ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on December 20 regarding the Massachusetts Attorney’s General’s proposed regulations to prohibit hidden “junk fees” and to impose new requirements on auto-renewing subscriptions and trial offers ... Read More

Massachusetts Attorney General, Andrea Joy Campbell, has announced proposed regulations to prohibit hidden “junk fees” and to impose new requirements on auto-renewing subscriptions and trial offers ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will hold a virtual informal hearing on January 16, 2024, at 10 am ET on proposed amendments to the Negative Option Rule ... Read More

On November 3, the Alliance joined a brief in Florio v. Gallaudet, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, asking the court to affirm the dismissal of defamation claims filed by Gallaudet University fraternity alumni ... Read More

On November 27, the Alliance joined a brief in National Press Photographers Association v. McCraw in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, along with a coalition of news organizations in urging the Fifth Circuit to grant ... Read More

Today the California Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an Informational Hearing on “The Importance of Journalism in the Digital Age” to learn more about the state of journalism in the state, the challenges local newsrooms face and potential solutions, and ... Read More

The Postal Service requested that the PRC initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider a change to rural carrier costing on November 21 ... Read More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the market-dominant price increases proposed by the Postal Service on November 22; however, they also stated they recognize stakeholders’ concerns about a wide variety of issues related to the recent rate changes and the ... Read More

Today News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey is attending as an invited participant in a bipartisan forum hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on “AI – Transparency, Explainability, Intellectual Property, & Copyright.” ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds the Canadian government for today’s deal with Google for its payment for the use of valuable news content on its Search platform ... Read More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a notice and order on November 17 granting the Alliance’s Motion for Acceptance of Comments on the USPS Proposed Flats Plan, which is a requirement of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on November 6 regarding the continuing concern of rate increases on periodicals. The increases are 7.320 percent for Within County Periodical and 1.594 percent for Outside County Periodicals. If approved, ... Read More

Members of the USPS Pricing and Classification Service team will present an update on Task Team 38, created to increase periodical mail volume by helping newspaper publishers quickly work through roadblocks encountered when moving to postal delivery ... Read More

On October 26, the Alliance joined a brief in Banks v. Hoffman, filed in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ... Read More

Yesterday, the News/Media Alliance published a White Paper and a technical analysis and submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on the use of publisher content to power generative artificial intelligence technologies (GAI). Together, the three publications document the pervasive, ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance has produced a White Paper, “How the Pervasive Copying of Expressive Works to Train And Fuel Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems Is Copyright Infringement and Not a Fair Use.” ... Read More

On October 16, News/Media Alliance sent a letter together with Digital Content Next and the European Publishers Council to the G7 member states and the European Union regarding the Group's efforts to develop global AI principles and a voluntary code ... Read More

Big tech company Meta has changed course in its relationship with news more times than we can count, pushing news publishers away one moment and pulling them back the next to serve their interests, with little regard for the detrimental ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted follow-up comments on October 16 to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting that they reject the Postal Service’s Flats plan submitted on October 6, which was a requirement of the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) of 2022 ... Read More

With the guidance of the News/Media Alliance and its members, the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Business Reply Mail (BRM) October 12 ... Read More

Thursday, Oct. 26, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST Description: This session will cover address components, placement and more ... Read More

Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 12:00pm - 1:00pm (EST)  The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes on October 6, to take effect January 21, 2024. Sharon Owens, Vice President, Pricing & ... Read More

On October 10th, the Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which provides vital First Amendment protections to journalists and the public ... Read More

The United States Postal Service filed notice of price changes to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on October 6, which are scheduled to take effect January 21, 2024 ... Read More

On October 5th, the Alliance joined an application, submitted to the DC Circuit Court, requesting audiovisual access to the United States v. Donald J. Trump trial related to the January 6th events, currently scheduled for March 2024 ... Read More

On September 7, the Alliance joined a brief in Citizens for Fauquier County v. Town of Warrenton, filed in the Virginia Court of Appeals ... Read More

On September 19, the Alliance joined a brief in United Healthcare v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, filed in the Nevada Supreme Court ... Read More

The United States Senate confirmed the nominations of Thomas G. Day and Robert Taub as Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on September 28 ... Read More

More than 80 news publishers representing 25 states across the country met with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2023 for the News/Media Alliance's 'Support Journalism' Fly-In ... Read More

Eighty-four participants representing news publishers in 25 states across the country will meet with Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. today as part of a Support Journalism Fly-In hosted by the News/Media Alliance. The Fly-In is being ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association sent comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on September 15 addressing the possibility of a Performance Incentive Mechanism (PIM) being applied to Periodicals class mail. The comments state that if a PIM ... Read More

On August 11, 2023, a small-town newspaper in Kansas, the Marion County Record, was raided by law enforcement. The raid quickly made national and international headlines, sending shock waves throughout the free press community ... Read More

Legislation around the world - including Europe, Australia and Canada - that requires Big Tech platforms such as Google and Meta to pay news publishers fairly for use of their valuable content is working. In the U.S., the Journalism Competition ... Read More

On September 13, the Alliance joined 62 other media organizations on a letter urging the Supreme Court to make permanent its practice of providing the public with access to a live audio feed of oral arguments before the Court ... Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rule providing for Remote ID requirements originally scheduled to take effect on September 16 was extended to March 16, 2024 ... Read More

On September 7th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S.2802/A.4393, to provide anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits known as SLAPPs (short for strategic lawsuits against public participation) designed to chill free speech ... Read More

Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jake LaTurner sent a letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors on September 5 requesting a pause on its current approach to increasing rates on mailers ... Read More

Today 26 organizations representing thousands of creative professionals around the world, including news, entertainment, magazine, and book publishing companies and the academic publishing sector, released Global Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) ... Read More

This document sets out principles that the undersigned publisher organisations believe should govern the development, deployment, and regulation of Artificial Intelligence systems and applications ... Read More

On August 7th, the Alliance joined a brief in Las Vegas Review-Journal v. State of Nevada, filed in the Supreme Court of Nevada, in support of the Journal’s efforts to shield the confidential materials on slain journalist Jeff German’s devices ... Read More

On August 7th, the Alliance joined a brief in Sawyer v. Virginia, filed in the Virginia Court of Appeals. The case concerns a series of public records requests by nonprofit watchdog American Oversight (“AO”), submitted to the Virginia Office of ... Read More

The Postal Service is hosting bi-weekly webinars on utilizing the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) for electronic documentation (eDoc) and postage statement submission ... Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rule providing for Remote ID requirements takes effect on September 16 ... Read More

In this session, originally recorded on August 10, 2023, Interlink's CEO, Brad Hill, shares how mail entry works today and what will be different in the near future ... Read More

On August 11, the United States Postal Service filed volume incentives for Marketing Mail and First-Class Mail, with the Postal Regulatory Commission, which would start on January 1, 2024, and run through the entire year ... Read More

On July 27th, the Alliance joined a brief in Edgar County Watchdogs v. The Will County Sheriff’s Office, filed in the Supreme Court of Illinois ... Read More

The Alliance has been working on The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) legislation, S. 1409 advocating for an explicit exception for news media websites from the bill’s obligations on covered online platforms ... Read More

The Community News and Small Business Support Act, previously known as the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) has been reintroduced in the House by sponsor Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and cosponsor Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA). The bill would provide important ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds the House Judiciary Committee for unanimously voting, 23-0, in favor of H.R. 4250, the bipartisan ‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (“PRESS Act”) ... Read More

Following Canada’s adoption of Bill C-18, the Online News Act in June, the News/Media Alliance submitted a briefing to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in late June rebutting arguments that the law violates Canada’s international treaty ... Read More

On July 7, the Alliance joined comments drafted by the National Press Photographers Association in response to the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) proposed rules relating to drone use in New York City ... Read More

On June 7th, the Alliance joined a brief in Netflix v. Babin, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, dealing with the criminal prosecution of Netflix by the Tyler County District Attorney (“DA”) over a ... Read More

This session, recorded on July 6, 2023, focuses on the value of your Periodicals permit, how your permit can add to your advertising offerings and using the privileges to build circulation ... Read More

The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the Flats Cost Coverage Audit Report on June 29, as required by Section 206 of the Postal Service Reform Act ... Read More

The Court navigates between free speech and Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act. The Supreme Court rules that Colorado cannot force a website designer to create designs against her beliefs. Decided on June 30, 2023 ... Read More

September 26 – 27, 2023 | Washington, D.C. More than 80 news publishers and advocates representing over 25 states across the country met with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2023, for the News/Media ... Read More

The Supreme Court strengthens protections for journalists against charges of threat. For a threat prosecution, the government must prove that the speaker was intentionally reckless with their words. Decided on June 27, 2023 ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on June 23 on the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Amendments to the Negative Option Rule, which was published in the Federal Register on April 24 ... Read More

The Supreme Court removes protections on speech “encouraging” illegal immigration. The ruling upholds a statute that allows for the criminal prosecution of speech considered as “encouraging” or “inducing” illegal immigration. Decided on June 23, 2023 ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance commends the Canadian government for passing the Online News Act (C-18). The Online News Act would help Canada’s free press prevail by requiring dominant online platforms to provide fair compensation to news publishers for the use of ... Read More

The Protect Reporters from Excessive State Suppression (PRESS) Act was reintroduced in both the House and Senate on a bipartisan basis. The News/Media Alliance applauds Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Representatives Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3) ... Read More

The Senate Judiciary Committee has favorably voted 14-7 for the bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) (S. 1094), which would allow digital journalism providers to collectively negotiate with Google and Facebook for fair compensation for use of their valuable content ... Read More

On June 13, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution calling for Russia to immediately release wrongfully detained journalist Evan Gershkovich ... Read More

 On June 13, the New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Gottwald v. Sebert that Gottwald (aka, Dr. Luke) is a limited purpose public figure in the defamation case brought by Dr. Luke against singer and songwriter ... Read More

The Supreme Court strengthens protections for trademark owners. Justices demonstrate that creative media does not receive preferential treatment in trademark use. Decided on June 8, 2023 ... Read More

On May 10, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where the issue is whether long-term pole camera surveillance constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment ... Read More

The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) passed out of the California State Assembly today in a floor vote of 55-6. The bill, which was introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) in March, would require Big Tech platforms such as ... Read More

After months of advocacy from a coalition of groups in Texas and nationally, including the News/Media Alliance, the Texas legislative session ended on May 29 without the passage of SB 896 ... Read More

On May 31, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the USPS market-dominant rate increases proposed by the Postal Service on April 10 ... Read More

The California Broadcasters Association, California News Publishers Association and News/Media Alliance released a statement in response to Meta's statement today that it would consider removing news from their platform if the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) is passed in California ... Read More

The Supreme Court creates new implications for copyright infringement and fair use law. The ruling shifts how the media can engage in entertainment and content branding. Decided on May 18, 2023 ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance applauds Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Angus King, Jr. (I-ME) for signing on as co-sponsors of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) ... Read More

The Supreme Court protects media platforms against accusations of“aiding and abetting” terrorist attacks. The Court ruled that platforms are not responsible for their failure to remove all content that could be perceived as aiding terrorism. Decided on May 18, 2023 ... Read More

The US House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing May 17 - Tracking the Postal Service: An Update on the Delivering for America Plan after hearing concerns from the News/Media Alliance and other mailers that no oversight has occurred ... Read More

After a months-long effort by the Alliance and the Minnesota Press Association to exempt news media from broad children’s privacy legislation, known as Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) legislation, on Tuesday the Minnesota legislature dropped consideration of the AADC for this ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance joined the National Postal Policy Council and Major Mailers Association in submitting comments on May 12 to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) public inquiry docket on the USPS Delivering for America Plan ... Read More

In 2020, Congress approved the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act, and the bill was signed into law, allowing plans to go ahead to create a memorial dedicated to all journalists who have died while reporting the news and in recognition of ... Read More

The News/Media Alliance filed comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on May 10 regarding the Postal Service’s proposed July rate increases ... Read More

On May 3rd, the News/Media Alliance joined 46 other organizations in a letter calling for the City of Asheville and Buncombe County Officials to drop all charges against two journalists arising from their arrest in December 2021 ... Read More

On May 2nd, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) introduced a bi-partisan resolution in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs highlighting the importance of the free press and condemning threats against members of the press ... Read More