Support Journalism Awards Dinner and Fly-in 2025

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October 7-8, 2025 | Washington, D.C.

Join your peers in Washington, D.C. from October 7-8 for the Support Journalism Awards Dinner and Fly-in where you will meet with Members of Congress and their staff to reinforce the need for legislation to protect and support quality journalism to ensure a thriving future for our important industry.

This event is invitation-only. If you have not received an invitation and are interested in attending, please contact rsvp@newsmediaalliance.org. 

The Alliance will:

• Schedule all meetings with Members of Congress and their staff
• Hold a virtual orientation and prepare you for what to expect and what to say
• Provide you with an app where you’ll easily be able to access your meeting schedule, talking points, and other important details. You will receive details on how to access the app closer to the event.

The Alliance will schedule your Hill meetings according to a number of factors, including presence in a state or Congressional district and participation in an Alliance Working Group. For the 2025 fly-in, you do not need to register for a specific policy track.

Registration:

Complimentary, advanced registration is required. Click here to register. All events below are free to attend. Travel and hotel accommodations are at the cost of the attendee. (See note below about financial assistance.)

Hotel:

Washington Marriott Capitol Hill (view map)
175 L St NE
Washington, DC 20002

To book a room in our hotel block starting at $299 + tax per night for the nights of Monday, October 6, Tuesday, October 7, and Wednesday, October 8, please click here.

The deadline to book a room in our block is Monday, September 15.

Please note that room availability may be limited. Our room block does not include suites. For your awareness, if you book a suite, your room overlooks the train tracks and the train sound can be disruptive.

Agenda:

Tuesday, October 7

• 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Alliance Support Journalism Awards & Chairman’s Dinner

Wednesday, October 8

• 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Hill Visit Briefing
• 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Capitol Hill Advocacy Visits

Travel Stipend:

The News/Media Alliance is offering a travel stipend for fly-in related expenses of up to $1,000 to those who are in need of financial assistance and wouldn’t be able to attend without it. For consideration to receive the stipend, individuals can apply for it when registering. Once approved, in order to receive reimbursement for event-related travel expenses, participants must:

• Stay within the designated room block at the Washington Marriott Capitol Hill
• Attend all scheduled meetings and complete the Meeting Report Form in the Advocacy Associates app
• Submit fly-in related travel expenses with receipts up to $1,000 by Friday, November 7, 2025

Questions:

Please contact rsvp@newsmediaalliance.org with any questions.

Media Inquiries:

Sam Quigley
Director, Communications
sam@newsmediaalliance.org

Thank you to our partners for their support:

More than 120 participants representing news, magazine and digital-only publishers met with Members of Congress from 36 states on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2024 for the News/Media Alliance’s ‘Support Journalism’ Fly-In to advocate for the importance of quality journalistic and creative content and reinforce the need for legislation that would compensate news publishers for the use of our valuable content and discuss AI’s impact on journalism and free press. To view a collection of photos from the 2024 Support Journalism Awards & Chairman’s Dinner and fly-in, click here.