News/Media Alliance Joins a Brief Challenging Access to Public Records in Oklahoma
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
2025 ‘State of the States’ Member Briefing
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
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief in Courthouse News Service (CNS) v. Omundson
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
News/Media Alliance Applauds the Reintroduction of the Journalist Protection Act
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14) reintroduced the Journalist Protection Act in the U.S. House and Senate ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Supports Journalistic Integrity, Protection of Journalist Sources
The DOJ Guidelines that were just rolled back shielded media of all types and ideologies, including conservative media who might now be vulnerable to targeting from future administrations. This shared interest is why the PRESS Act, also known as journalist ... Read More
Iowa Senate Unanimously Passes House File 472, Providing Anti-SLAPP Protections
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
Sunshine Week Reminds Us That The American People Deserve Transparency
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
The State of FOIA 2025
As much as FOIA and the local FOIL statutes have helped us all, there is still so much work to be done ... Read More
Statement: House and Senate Introduce the Free Speech Protection Act
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
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Use of “Hushers” During Voir Dire
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
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Expanded Access to Police Personnel Records
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
“The Election: What Just Happened?” Alliance Member Briefing
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