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Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Passage of New York Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program
The News/Media Alliance applauds the passage of New York’s Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program, providing payroll tax credits for journalists. Starting next year, news ... Read More
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
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
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
FTC to Hold Hearing on Proposed Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold an informal hearing on its proposed rule banning fake reviews and testimonials on February 13 at 10 am ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Passage of PRESS Act in House
The News/Media Alliance applauds the House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R.4250—the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act). The PRESS Act would establish ... Read More
News Take: Free Press Focus: Preventing Another Capital Gazette Shooting: Why We Need The Journalist Protection Act
In this episode of News Take: Free Press Focus, we hear from RTDNA CEO Dan Shelley and Capital Gazette Photojournalist Paul Gillespie about the dangers ... Read More
Three Reasons Why a Small-Town Newspaper Raid is No Small-Fry Matter
On August 11, 2023, a small-town newspaper in Kansas, the Marion County Record, was raided by law enforcement. The raid quickly made national and international ... Read More
Alliance Joins Letter Urging Supreme Court to Make Access to Live Audio Feed Permanent
On September 13, the Alliance joined 62 other media organizations on a letter urging the Supreme Court to make permanent its practice of providing the ... Read More
New Jersey Becomes 33rd State to Enact an Anti-SLAPP Law
On September 7th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S.2802/A.4393, to provide anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits known as SLAPPs (short for strategic lawsuits ... Read More
