Ken Doctor did a recent piece on “epiphanies” that caused me to think of a few of my own. Ken is right that the ultimate answer lies in the consistent production of great news content. But as we all know, quality local journalism can only continue if there is a business model to support it.
The News Media Alliance will host its next adXchange event on February 24 and 25 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL. A signature Alliance event, adXchange offers a cost-and-time-saving opportunity for its news publisher members to have private one-on-one meetings with advertisers and agencies.
A study conducted by researchers at University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in cooperation with the News Media Alliance and the Minneapolis-St. Paul-based Star Tribune uncovered new drivers of digital news media subscriptions that provide news publishers keys to growing subscription revenue.
The News Media Alliance commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2426, the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (CASE Act), by an overwhelming vote of 410-6.
This week’s “E&P Reports” features digital publishing columnist Rob Tornoe speaking with Alliance president and CEO David Chavern as he breaks down the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
As we celebrate National Newspaper Week, we are raising awareness about our five First Amendment freedoms, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution — freedom of the press, speech, religion, petition and assembly — and the ways the news media help promote and protect those freedoms. Those five freedoms seem so basic, and we sometimes may take them for granted, but there are surprisingly few channels that allow us to exercise all five freely.
The Alliance has produced new videos in which news publishers and Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talk about the need for a safe harbor for news publishers to be able to come together to negotiate for better business terms from the tech platforms, in order to ensure the sustainability of quality journalism.
There have been press reports that Facebook is contemplating a separate news section in its platform and that, as part of that, it would license news content from publishers.
After much anticipation, the two largest news publishers in the country have announced that they will merge.
News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern appeared on “Bloomberg Technology” on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, where he addressed the tech platforms in light of hearings taking place on Capitol Hill
