News/Media Alliance Hails Court Ruling on Google Ad Tech Monopoly
Arlington, VA - Today, Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that Google had acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in advertising technology. This monopoly has allowed the company to force news ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Files Comments on Postal Rate Setting Review; Joins Stakeholder Comments
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
News/Media Alliance Calls on Google to Revise Harmful Spam Policy and Engage with Publishers Unfairly Impacted by Policy Implementation
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
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds European Publishers for Filing 2.1 Billion Euro Ad Tech Lawsuit Against Google
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
Statement: Community News and Small Business Support Act Introduced in House
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
Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Introduction of Competition and Transparency Digital Advertising Act
The News Media Alliance applauds the introduction of the “Competition and Transparency Digital Advertising Act,” by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). ... Read More
The Alliance Joins a Letter to Congratulate USPTO Director Vidal on Her Confirmation
On April 18, the Digital Creators Coalition sent a letter, co-signed by the News Media Alliance, congratulating Kathi Vidal for her confirmation as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ... Read More
Fact Sheet: Confusing Proposals to Tax Personal Data Threaten Access to Journalism
Taxes on the use of personal data unfairly target news media entities, are difficult and costly for businesses to administer, and disrupt services valued by consumers ... Read More
Alliance Signs Onto Letter Urging Congress to Withdraw Subpoena for Photojournalists’ Records
On December 22, the Alliance signed on to a letter by the Reporters Committee to the congressional committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol. That congressional committee recently issued a subpoena to photojournalist Amy Harris ... Read More
News Media Alliance Urges PRC to Include All Periodicals in Reporting On-Time Delivery
The News Media Alliance and National Newspaper Association filed Comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission about its proposed modifications to its performance measurement systems ... Read More
USPS Publishes Planned Price Increases
On September 15, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a “Schedule and Predictable Rate Changes.” ... Read More
Postal Rates to Increase August 29
On August 24, the DC Circuit denied a petition by the News Media Alliance, the National Newspaper Association, and others to delay the increase in postage rates ... Read More
