Archive for Business Ops-A
Staff / Publishers Call on President to Use Local Newspaper Advertising to Help Reach Their Goal of 70% Vaccinated by July 4
The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the Administration to use advertising in local newspapers ... Read More
Higher Rates, Slower Service Highlights USPS 10-Year Plan
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's new ten-year strategic plan for the Postal Service, “Delivering for America,” will impact all users of the postal system, with clear ... Read More
Assistance for Newspapers: SBA PPP Affiliation Waiver Loans
Some newspapers applying for the SBA’s PPP forgivable loan program using the affiliation waiver have experienced issues applying through their lenders. The News Media Alliance has ... Read More
Staff / Supreme Court Reinstates FCC Media-Ownership Reforms, Overturns Lower Court Decision Blocking Repeal of Ownership Restrictions
The Supreme Court today issued a unanimous decision in Prometheus Radio Project vs FCC, upholding 2017 reforms that streamlined and modernized the Federal Communications Commission’s ... Read More
Staff / News Publishers Should be Top Distribution Channel for COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign
In the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act, which President Biden signed into law today, Congress included $1 billion in funding for an awareness campaign ... Read More
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
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
