More than 80 news publishers representing 25 states across the country met with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2023 for the News/Media Alliance’s ‘Support Journalism’ Fly-In.
Eighty-four participants representing news publishers in 25 states across the country will meet with Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. today as part of a Support Journalism Fly-In hosted by the News/Media Alliance. The Fly-In is being held to advocate for the importance of quality journalistic and creative content and the need for legislative action in the United States.
On January 30, the News/Media Alliance filed comments with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to inform their annual Special 301 Review.
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) enjoys broad support from conservative publications and leaders. Multiple conservative outlets have vocalized their support for the measure, including Newsmax, Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, Daily Caller, and National Review, among others.
Today, hundreds of local and regional newspapers across the country launched the “Don’t Let Big Tech Cancel Local News” ad campaign in support of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).
A new survey conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research for the News Media Alliance shows that 70 percent of Americans support and believe that it is important that Congress pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).
On December 22, the Alliance signed on to a letter by the Reporters Committee to the congressional committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol. That congressional committee recently issued a subpoena to photojournalist Amy Harris.
On December 9, the U.S. Copyright Office held a roundtable regarding its Study on Ancillary Copyright Protections for Publishers.
A coalition of more than 20 U.S. news organizations – along with trade associations including the News Media Alliance – sent letters to President Joe Biden and the House and Senate Majority and Minority leaders in Congress, seeking humanitarian assistance to provide safe passage out of Afghanistan for a modest number of Afghans who have been working with U.S. media as journalists, interpreters, and support staff to provide coverage of Afghanistan.
New polling from Echelon Insights, in partnership with the News Media Alliance, found that a majority of the 956 Republican voters surveyed support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
