My Trip to Capitol Hill, and the Desperate Need to Save Newspapers
(The Examiner News, 10/2/23) “As I boarded an Amtrak train back home from Washington, D.C. last Thursday morning, leaving a […]
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‘Protecting News to Preserve Democracy’ by Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets Institute
On September 27, 2023, the Center for Journalism & Liberty at the Open Markets Institute convened policymakers, experts, and practitioners from the U.S. and Canada for a highly valuable discussion on the path forward for sustaining our countries’ independent news media as a condition of healthy democracies.
JCPA Social Posts: 9/26 – 10/2
Select social posts from the week about the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
Newspaper Publishers Lobby Congress for Passage of Bill to Protect Local Journalism
“Peekskill Herald Publisher Regina Clarkin was in Washington, D.C. earlier this week to meet with key Senators and Congressional representatives to advocate for bills and ideas to help save local journalism.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ken Buck on Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Journalism
Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) about their bipartisan push for the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act and the role of the free press in a democracy.
Support Journalism. Support the JCPA.
Legislation around the world – including Europe, Australia and Canada – that requires Big Tech platforms such as Google and Meta to pay news publishers fairly for use of their valuable content is working. In the U.S., the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) would allow local news companies to negotiate with Big Tech to receive fair compensation for use of their content. Support Journalism. Support the JCPA.
Facebook and Google want to kill this California bill. Here’s why they’re wrong | Opinion
(The Sacramento Bee, 7/18/23) “The fundamental issue is not a lack of public interest in the news. Rather, the internet
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News Media Alliance Hosts Congressional Meetings to Advocate for Passage of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
This week, the News Media Alliance will host virtual meetings between Alliance member newspaper executives and their members of Congress to advocate for the passage of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), also known as the “Safe Harbor bill.”
News Media Alliance Hosts Congressional Fly-In to Advocate for Passage of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
Today the News Media Alliance is hosting a Congressional fly-in to advocate for the passage of the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.”