Free Speech Week
October 19-26, 2026- 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
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Briefs in the New York Times Co. (NYT) v. Department of Defense
NMA joined two amicus briefs this month, led by RCFP, in two separate appeals brought by the NYT in NYT v. Dep’t of Defense in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ... Read More
Massachusetts Legislature Takes Steps to Adopt Shield Law to Protect Journalists
The News/Media Alliance commends the Massachusetts Senate for the effort to protect a free press and will continue to work with the Massachusetts News Paper Association and other journalism advocates to push the measure forward as House and Senate leadership ... Read More
Missouri Strengthens Anti-SLAPP Protections, Adopts UPEPA Model
On July 13th, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law SB1067, the “Uniform Public Expression Act”, a measure providing Missourians with stronger protections against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP suits) that are designed to prevent an individual or organization ... Read More
