Archive for Journalism

News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Arguing Against Unconstitutional Prior Restraint
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News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Arguing Against Unconstitutional Prior Restraint

On March 6, 2024, the Alliance joined a brief in Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) v. U.S. Park Police filed in the United States Court ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins 30 Groups on Letter in Support of Strengthening New York’s Freedom of Information Law
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News/Media Alliance Joins 30 Groups on Letter in Support of Strengthening New York’s Freedom of Information Law

As part of Sunshine week, on March 11, 2024, the Alliance joined a letter with a coalition of groups urging the New York legislature and ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Files Comments on Proposed Updates to FTC COPPA Rule
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News/Media Alliance Files Comments on Proposed Updates to FTC COPPA Rule

The Alliance submitted comments on March 11 commending the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) measured and considered approach to updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ... Read More
The State of FOIA 2024
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The State of FOIA 2024

Every year, we celebrate Sunshine Week to honor the work of the journalists and private citizens who are utilizing the Freedom of Information Act to ... Read More
Journalists’ Rights Still Hang in the Balance as We Observe Another Sunshine in Government Week
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Journalists’ Rights Still Hang in the Balance as We Observe Another Sunshine in Government Week

This Sunshine in Government Week, journalists’ rights still hang in the balance. The News/Media Alliance continues to support journalist efforts to increase government transparency and ... Read More
News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey to Testify at Illinois Senate Executive Committee Hearing in Support of the Journalism Preservation Act
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News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey to Testify at Illinois Senate Executive Committee Hearing in Support of the Journalism Preservation Act

Today the Illinois Senate Executive Committee, the Illinois Senate’s highest committee, will hold a hearing at 1:30 p.m. CT on the Illinois Journalism Preservation Act ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds European Publishers for Filing 2.1 Billion Euro Ad Tech Lawsuit Against Google
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Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds European Publishers for Filing 2.1 Billion Euro Ad Tech Lawsuit Against Google

On Wednesday, more than thirty European media companies brought a case against Google for its anticompetitive practices in the advertising technology marketplace. The case, filed ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Indonesian Government for Passing Journalism Compensation Law
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Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Indonesian Government for Passing Journalism Compensation Law

The News/Media Alliance commends Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian government for passing a law requiring Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (owner ... Read More
Alliance Joins Brief Arguing California Anti-SLAPP Fee-Shifting Provision Applies in Federal Court
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Alliance Joins Brief Arguing California Anti-SLAPP Fee-Shifting Provision Applies in Federal Court

On February 8, 2024, the Alliance joined a brief in Martinez v. ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. filed in the Ninth Circuit, in which the plaintiff sued ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Urges Copyright Office to Immediately Adopt Proposed Rule on Registration of Online News Content
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Statement: News/Media Alliance Urges Copyright Office to Immediately Adopt Proposed Rule on Registration of Online News Content

The News/Media Alliance filed comments with the Copyright Office on February 20 in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Group Registration of Updates ... Read More