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Statement: News Media Alliance Criticizes U.S. Trade Representative Letter Pressuring Australian Government to Postpone Platform Bargaining Code

By Staff / January 22, 2021

Today the News Media Alliance sent a letter to the U.S. Economic Council Director, Brian Deese, and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)-Designate, Hon. Katherine Tai, to express serious concerns about a recent attempt by the USTR – in the very last days of the Trump Administration – to pressure the Australian government to suspend the country’s planned online platform bargaining code for news.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Repealing Newspaper-Broadcast Ownership Ban

By Staff / January 19, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court today (10:00 a.m. ET) will hear oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project, a case concerning whether a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation that prohibits the cross-ownership of a daily newspaper and broadcast station in a local market should be repealed.

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Newspapers Challenge Removal of Rate Cap Established by Congress

By Paul J. Boyle / January 12, 2021

The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association have joined a legal challenge of an order by the Postal Regulatory Commission that would effectively eliminate a Congressionally-mandated limit on postal rate increases for Periodicals and Marketing Mail.

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Alliance CEO: Congress Must Give Local News Publishers a Chance

By Staff / January 4, 2021

On December 28, National Review published a column by News Media Alliance President & CEO, David Chavern, discussing the recent lawsuit by ten attorneys general against Google for anticompetitive behavior, and the need for Congress to grant an antitrust safe harbor for news publishers.

Statement: News Media Alliance Commends Senator Tillis for Supporting Copyright Reform, High-Quality Journalism

By Staff / December 22, 2020

The News Media Alliance applauds Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) for the release of the discussion draft of his proposed Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) reform bill, which includes proposals that would help news publishers protect their online content and facilitate payment from the tech platforms.

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Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds State AGs’ Ad Tech Suit Against Google

By David Chavern / December 16, 2020

We applaud all 10 states that have stepped forward to take action to address Google’s flatly anticompetitive ad technology business.

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Statement: News Media Alliance Commends Resolution to Increase Diversity in American Media

By David Chavern / December 10, 2020

Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution, introduced by Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), calling for increased diversity in American media. The News Media Alliance applauds Rep. Demings and her fellow sponsors and co-sponsors, and joins them in their commitment to improving diversity in the media.

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Alliance CEO Contributes to Washington Post’s Five Myths Column

By Staff / December 7, 2020

On Friday, The Washington Post published it’s weekly Five Myths column, which featured News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern dispelling five myths about the news business.

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New Rule May Mean Unsustainable Postal Rates for Newspapers

By Paul J. Boyle / December 4, 2020

On November 30, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved a rule, establishing a new rate-setting system that eliminates the previously implemented cap on postage rates which could harm newspapers and ultimately weaken the nation’s postal system.

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Trump Administration’s Proposal to Limit Foreign Journalist Visas is a Violation of Press Freedom

By Paul J. Boyle / November 2, 2020

The Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 36 other media organizations urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to scrap a proposal introduced in September that would restrict visas for foreign journalists working in the United States.