Cicilline Introduces Journalism Competition, Preservation Act
Today Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, introduced the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018.”
How To: Turn Your Phone Into A Mobile Newsroom
When I was freelancing with VICE News, my editor and I were never in the same place. I worked remotely
Congressman Cicilline to Introduce Anti-Trust Safe Harbor Bill
Today, the News Media Alliance – representing almost 2,000 news organizations – again called on Congress to allow publishers to negotiate collectively with dominant online platforms, namely Facebook and Google.
CEO Statement: Facebook’s Subscription Model
“It was a very positive announcement by Campbell Brown on subscriptions through Facebook.”
Conservatives Are Biggest Sharers of Fake News on Social Media, Study Says
As we all know, social media is even more polarized — and polarizing — than the rest of American society.
CEO Statement: Murdoch Proposes Carrier Fees
“Mr. Murdoch is a champion of journalism — and a staunch advocate for the news industry. We need a digital ecosystem that provides a viable economic return to publishers…”
CEO Statement: Facebook to Prioritize Trusted News Sources
The direction of Facebook’s announcement today is very positive and we commend them for it.
Australia Investigates Impact of Duopoly
This week, Australia’s competition regulator announced it would look into whether the tech duopoly has disrupted the news media market to the disadvantage of publishers.
Alliance Calls on Google, Facebook: Take Responsibility for Political Ads
At a House Information Technology Subcommittee Hearing today, News Media Alliance President and CEO David Chavern called upon online content distribution platforms – specifically Google and Facebook – “to…help stem the flow of misinformation—a problem that is largely of their own making.”
Statement: Facebook Testing Subscriptions in Instant Articles
The future of quality journalism requires that we find new and better ways to provide economic returns to news publishers. We view Facebook’s announcement today as a positive one and we strongly support any and all experiments to increase reader engagement and subscriptions.