Digital News Media Programs and Advocacy

DIGITAL NEWS MEDIA PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY

The News Media Alliance is advancing the dialogue on the top digital issues affecting today’s news media organizations, including monetization, copyright, advertising and other important issues. We are fighting avidly for publishers, while also working with the tech platforms (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, etc.) to encourage better deals for news publishers. Here, we highlight all aspects of these discussions and our related efforts, from calling attention to platform dominance and the need for appropriate monetization by the platforms, to how platforms are working to help local news and sustain journalism.

As the media landscape becomes increasingly digital, it is critical that publishers find ways to monetize digital content and be fairly compensated for use of their digital content, including in search engines and for advertising sold against that content. The Alliance strongly supports safe harbor legislation that would allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with the platforms for this purpose.

Click on the buttons below to view our Digital programs and initiatives. You can also navigate to content by topic using the top menu navigation and drop-down menus at the top of the screen.

LATEST ARTICLES

Danielle Coffey / July 26, 2019

Statement: News Media Alliance Commends Findings of ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry

The News Media Alliance applauds the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the findings of its long-awaited Digital Platforms Inquiry, released today ... Read More

Staff / July 18, 2019

Senators Suggest Facebook’s “Disruption” of News Does More Harm Than Good

In Tuesday morning's Senate Banking Committee hearing on Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned the platform's "disruption" of news and the potential harm it has done to the news industry and society's ability to gather quality information ... Read More

Staff / July 17, 2019

Alliance CEO Addresses Platform Dominance on ‘Bloomberg Technology’

News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern appeared on "Bloomberg Technology" on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, where he addressed the tech platforms in light of hearings taking place on Capitol Hill ... Read More

Staff / July 2, 2019

Alliance CEO on C-SPAN’s ‘Communicators’

Alliance CEO David Chavern appeared on C-SPAN's "Communicators" on Saturday, June 29, to discuss the importance of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act ... Read More

Staff / July 1, 2019

Big Tech Says Publishers Keep Majority of Ad Revenue, But Experience Suggests Otherwise

While the straight revenue share between Google AdSense and publishers was clearly tilted in favor of the publishers, Google AdSense has become le­ss relevant for publishers who sell through Google Ad Manager, an opaque marketplace. And Google benefits significantly more from that relationship than do publishers ... Read More

David Chavern / June 27, 2019

Statement: News Media Alliance Calls on Google to Rethink Planned Changes to Incognito Mode in Chrome Browser

Google recently announced planned changes to its Chrome browser’s incognito mode that would remove the ability to detect when a reader is in incognito mode. This change would severely limit access to high-quality journalism for millions of Americans.  ... Read More

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