The Community News and Small Business Support Act, previously known as the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) has been reintroduced in the House by sponsor Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and cosponsor Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA). The bill would provide important support for news organizations and local newspaper and broadcast advertisers.
The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) passed out of the California State Assembly today in a floor vote of 55-6. The bill, which was introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) in March, would require Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Google to pay news publishers a “journalism usage fee” to use the content of eligible digital journalism providers, as defined in the bill.
The News/Media Alliance applauds Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Angus King, Jr. (I-ME) for signing on as co-sponsors of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA).
Last night, at a hearing of the California State Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, members voted 9-0 in favor of the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886).
The News/Media Alliance applauds Senate Antitrust Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator John N. Kennedy (R-LA) for today reintroducing the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” (JCPA).
The News/Media Alliance applauds California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) for today introducing the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Google to pay news publishers a “journalism usage fee” to use local news content.
News/Media Alliance’s EVP & General Counsel, Danielle Coffey, provides a recap of the efforts around the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act in the 117th Congress and the bill’s outlook in the next Congress.
On this episode of News Take, Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with the authors of now well-known research throughout the industry on the phenomenon known as news deserts, Penny Muse Abernathy and Tim Franklin of the Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative at Northwestern University.
Longtime newspaper leader and free press advocate, Scott Schurz, Sr., passed away on Monday at the age of 85. Schurz was a passionate and active member of the industry, devoting significant amounts of his time and energy to helping the newspaper business.
Jim Klobuchar, father of Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), was a longtime champion of our industry, working in journalism for four decades as a columnist for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn.
