News/Media Alliance CEO Danielle Coffey Named to Washingtonian’s Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025
News/Media Alliance President and CEO Danielle Coffey has been named to Washingtonian magazine's Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2025 ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Submits Comment on California Privacy Protection Agency Proposed Rulemaking on Data Broker Requirements
On June 10, 2025, the News/Media Alliance submitted a comment to the California Privacy Protection Agency opposing a proposal to expand the definition of “direct relationship” in the Agency’s proposed text of data broker regulations ... Read More
Postal Regulatory Commission Orders
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) filed two orders today. They announced a phased approach to revising the rate system and will issue multiple notices of proposed rulemaking ... 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
PRC Approves Rate Increase & Senator Hawley Introduces Legislation
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission approved the Postal Service’s proposal to raise rates for Market Dominant products consistent with applicable law on May 30 ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Submits Comments to Inform the Development of the National AI R&D Strategic Plan
On May 29, the News/Media Alliance submitted comments with the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science & Technology Policy regarding the Administration’s development of an updated version of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic ... Read More
Federal Circuit Appeals Court Issues Stay in Tariff Cases; DC District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction
The decision recently issued by The Court of International Trade (CIT) was temporarily stayed by the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit on May 29, allowing the tariffs to continue to apply while it considers Trump’s appeal ... Read More
Federal Court Blocks Emergency Tariffs; Trump Administration Announces Appeal
On May 28, the Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously struck down the recent tariff actions imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Files Comments for the FTC Review of Technology Platform Censorship
The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on May 19 commending the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for investigating technology platforms' implementation of "opaque or unpredictable" internal procedures to restrict users’ access ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Statement on Google AI Mode
Yesterday, Google announced a new feature called A.I. mode, which will allow users to interact with its search engine as if it were an A.I. chatbot ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Applauds Re-Introduction of the Kids Online Safety Act
On May 14, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, John Thune, and Chuck Schumer re-introduced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Files Amicus Brief in United States v. Google
On May 9, News/Media Alliance filed an amicus brief in United States v. Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the remedy phase of the Google search antitrust trial ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Commends the Copyright Office’s AI Study Report on Fair Use
The News Media Alliance commends the Copyright Office for releasing a pre-publication version of its report on Generative AI Training, the third portion of its AI series ... Read More
USPS Board of Governors Appoints David Steiner as 76th Postmaster General
Amber McReynolds, chair of the Postal Service Board of Governors announced on May 9 that they have selected David Steiner as the 76th Postmaster General and CEO ... Read More
Alliance Submits Comments on Market-Dominant Price Changes
The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on May 9 on the USPS Notice of Market-Dominant Price Changes ... Read More
House Workforce Protection Subcommittee Holds Hearing
The U.S. House Workforce Protection Subcommittee held a hearing on May 6 examining the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to consider how it might be improved to benefit injured federal workers while also protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse ... Read More
New Jersey Labor Department Proposes New Independent Contractor Rules
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has filed a notice of proposal for new proposed rules with the state Office of Administrative Law. The rules would codify the NJDOL’s interpretation of the ABC test for independent ... Read More
Department of Labor Ceases Enforcement of Independent Contractor Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on May 1 that it would cease enforcement of its 2024 Final Rule regarding independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-1 (FAB) instructs field personnel on how to handle ... Read More
Introduction of the USPS SERVES US Act
Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced the USPS SERVES US Act (H.R. 3004) on April 24. The USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability Act makes needed updates and reforms to the postal regulatory process to ensure fairness and ... 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
