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

Staff / April 12, 2019

Public Interest Group Asks Congress to Take Away News Publishers’ Rights to Copyright Their Own Content

Recently, a public interest group asked Congress to refrain from implementing the Publishers’ Right in the U.S., a copyright protection which is currently guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution ... Read More

Staff / April 9, 2019

Support a Safe Harbor Bill for News Organizations

We ask you to call on your Member of Congress to co-sponsor this important legislation. Click to visit our grassroots campaign and support a safe harbor bill for news organizations ... Read More

Staff / April 5, 2019

View from the Hill: Collins and Cicilline Discuss Journalism Safe Harbor Bill at #PostLive

On April 4, House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Representative Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, were part of a panel at The Washington Post's #PostLive event, "Protecting Local News." The Congressmen spoke with Post writer Jonathan Capehart about the the "Journalism Competition and Preservation Act," ... Read More

Johannes Munter / April 4, 2019

European Union Leads the Way in Protecting High-Quality Journalism

The European Union took a massive leap forward in protecting news content on March 26, when the European Parliament voted to adopt the long-awaited Copyright Directive. The Directive includes a provision that grants European news publishers an independent right to protect their content online against unauthorized uses by online platforms ... Read More

Staff / April 3, 2019

Bill: Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

Click to view H.R. 2054, the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act ... Read More

Staff / April 3, 2019

Fact Sheet: Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

Rep. David Cicilline's (D-RI) office has provided a fact sheet about the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (H.R. 2054) ... Read More

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