Statement: Fallen Journalists Memorial
The News Media Alliance applauds Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Reps. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and Tom Cole (R-OK) for introducing the “Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019.”
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Statement: Order Against Adept Management for Deceptive Direct Mail Practices
The News Media Alliance applauds the FTC for pursuing the case against Adept Management and protecting newspaper subscribers across the country.
CEO Statement: Indictment of Julian Assange
Regardless of whether or not Julian Assange is a “journalist,” the May 23 indictment of Assange crosses a clear constitutional line. In the 102-year history of the Espionage Act, the United States has never deployed that Act to punish the publication of information. An interpretation of the Espionage Act to criminally punish publication of information plainly violates the First Amendment.
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CEO Statement: Introduction of the Journalist Protection Act
The News Media Alliance applauds Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for bicameral introduction the Journalist Protection Act.
Washington Post Super Bowl Ad Highlights Value of Journalism
Journalists report the facts, giving their readers and viewers the details they need to make informed decisions about their lives and the world around them. While they are usually background players, in recent weeks they have taken center stage, not as the storytellers, but as the story. During last night’s Super Bowl LIII, The Washington Post highlighted this point in an ad about the value of journalists to our democracy.
Support Real News – Press Access Ad
Denying press access is a violation of your First Amendment right to a free press. Without press access, we all lose. As part of our Support Real News campaign, the News Media Alliance is proud to provide two ads for use in your print and online publications.
How To: Make Your Newsroom More Social on Twitter
According to Pew Research Center, approximately 67 percent of American adults get at least some of their news from social media. So if you want your news to be what people are looking at, you need to find them where they are. That means, yes, tweeting.
How To: Use Twitter to Your Advantage as a Journalist
As simple as Twitter may seem, it’s not entirely intuitive how journalists should use it. Should it be used as a self-promotion tool? A way to crowdsource stories? A way to engage with readers? A way to have fun? The journalists who are most successful on Twitter use it for all of those things, and move seamlessly between those modes of engagement. We look at those journalists and what you can learn from their use of the social media platform.
How To: Cover Cannabis and the Growing Marijuana Industry
I’ve discovered an odd thing about cannabis since moving to Washington, D.C.: it’s both legal and not. You can have
How To: Generate Story Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank
Writers talk all the time about writer’s block, but no one really discusses the bigger issue: idea block. After more