News/Media Alliance Statement on Google Ad Tech Remedies Ruling
Judge Leonie Brinkema announced a remedies ruling requiring Google to change its ad-tech business practices, while not forcing it to sell its AdX advertising exchange, following an earlier ruling that Google acted illegally to acquire and maintain monopoly power in ... Read More
California Legislature Passes First “News-Neutral” Model for Journalist Employment Tax Credits
The California legislature just passed a first-of-its-kind bill to preserve local journalism by creating refundable employment tax credits for qualifying local news organizations regardless of size, speech, and structure that hire and retain journalists across the state ... Read More
California Bill to Curb CIPA Lawsuit Abuse Passes Legislature, NMA Member Advocacy Critical to Passage
While the amended measure was modified from its initial scope, SB-690 will provide much needed relief to small businesses and news publishers facing lawsuits and arbitration demands for the use of expected and widely-used online tools ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins AAP, STM to Oppose Mosaic’s Motion for Summary Judgment
The brief, opposing the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, notes that the Copyright Act reflects Congress’s determination that exclusive rights, market- based licensing, and voluntary exchange facilitate the creation and dissemination of expressive works ... Read More
Canadian Trade Talks Fail, Newsprint Tariff Exemption Continues
Trade talks with Canada failed on August 22 leading to 50% tariffs imposed on certain goods effective immediately ... Read More
PRC Denies USPS Motion to Allow January Density Rate Increase
The News/Media Alliance filed comments on July 29 opposing the USPS motion with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to calculate the FY 2026 density rate authority early ... Read More
Maryland Tax Court Strikes Down State’s Digital Ad Tax
On August 14, the Maryland Tax Court struck down the state’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, enacted in 2020. Across multiple rulings, the court found the tax unlawful and unconstitutional, violating the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the Dormant Commerce Clause, ... Read More
Copyright Office Adopts Rule to Expand Group Registration Option for Online News
The update removes the requirement that a “news website” cover “a broad range of news on all subjects and activities and is not limited to any specific subject matter,” clearly allowing subject matter-focused sites, such as those covering sports, finance, ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Movement on Children’s Online Safety Measure
With today’s markup, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) advanced bipartisan work to protect children from addictive and harmful practices perpetuated by large online platforms, while preserving beneficial access to high-quality journalism ... 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
News/Media Alliance Applauds AI Bot Transparency Bill Introduction
Representative Laurel Lee and Representative Valerie Foushee introduced the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, a bipartisan piece of transparency legislation that would require AI stealth crawlers to disclose their identity and purpose ... Read More
Submit Your Nomination for the News/Media Alliance’s 250 Achievement Award
The News/Media Alliance is proud to establish the 250 Achievement Award, a new award recognizing a living American whose work has left a profound and enduring mark on the news and media industry ... Read More
