Today, the News Media Alliance will testify at a Congressional hearing on the need to protect the future of journalism through granting news publishers a safe harbor to negotiate for better business terms with the big tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google.
The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Among the major findings of the study is that news is a key source on which Google has increasingly relied to drive consumer engagement with its products.
Watch our briefing on the importance of protecting journalism in the online ecosystem.
Today, Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antiturst, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, introduced the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” in the Senate, with the incredible appreciation of the News Media Alliance
Watch our video on protecting the future of news in the digital age.
In this in-depth interview, Chavern talked with host Ernesto Gluecksmann about the News Media Alliance and the state of the news media industry.
We ask you to call on your Member of Congress to co-sponsor this important legislation. Click to visit our grassroots campaign and support a safe harbor bill for news organizations.
On April 4, House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Representative Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, were part of a panel at The Washington Post’s #PostLive event, “Protecting Local News.” The Congressmen spoke with Post writer Jonathan Capehart about the the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act,” which the pair had introduced in the House on April 3.
Click to view H.R. 2054, the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act.
Rep. David Cicilline’s (D-RI) office has provided a fact sheet about the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (H.R. 2054).
