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Alliance, Others Encourage USPS to Incentivize Business Mailings Amid COVID-19 Crisis

By Paul J. Boyle / April 1, 2020

The Alliance and 11 other business associations sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) encouraging the agency to put forward measures in the coming weeks that will provide business mailers with incentives to stay in our nation’s postal system during the COVID-19 crisis. Associations representing newspapers, magazines, direct mailers, non-profit mailers and others reminded USPS management that its operations are fully funded by postage rates paid by individuals and businesses.

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U.S. Treasury & SBA Announce Paycheck Protection Program

By Staff / March 31, 2020

The CARES Act establishes a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. The Program will provide much-needed relief to millions of small businesses so they can sustain their businesses and keep their workers employed.

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Letter to President Trump: Help Sustain Local News

By David Chavern / March 30, 2020

President and CEO of the News Media Alliance, David Chavern, and CEO of America’s Newspapers, Dean Ridings today sent a letter to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi, outlining the struggles of local news publishers facing an existential crisis as the COVID-19 health crisis evolves.

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Alliance Stimulus Funds Guide

By Danielle Coffey / March 27, 2020

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Economic Stimulus Update from Washington

By Paul J. Boyle / March 26, 2020

The Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, in a 90-8 vote, that would make coronavirus tests free, ensure students continue to receive free lunches, and expand unemployment insurance.

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Video: CEO David Chavern Discusses Publishing During Pandemic with Editor & Publisher

By Staff / March 20, 2020

Alliance CEO David Chavern joined Editor & Publisher‘s Mike Blinder to discuss what the ongoing public health crisis means for news

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Alliance Encourages Census Director to Advertise Online Census Option in Newspapers

By Staff / March 20, 2020

The Alliance sent a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, in light of his March 18 announcement that Census field operations would be temporarily suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, encouraging him to advertise for the online completion of the 2020 Census and to employ print and digital newspaper media, which reach millions of Americans weekly, in this awareness effort.

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Alliance Asks Vice President to Encourage Designation of News Publishers as Essential Businesses During COVID-19 Health Crisis

By Staff / March 17, 2020

The News Media Alliance today sent a letter to the office of Vice President Mike Pence, asking him to recognize news publishing and reporting as “essential” to public health and welfare

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CEO Statement: News Publishers Perform Essential Function During COVID-19 Health Crisis

By David Chavern / March 16, 2020

Public officials across the country have begun ordering the shut-down of “non-essential” businesses for periods of time. The goal of these orders is to appropriately react to our COVID-19 health crisis. However, these orders can also lead to some confusion about their application to news publishing operations.