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Celebrating 60 Years of Free Speech Thanks to This One Pivotal Supreme Court Case
This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the most important Supreme Court cases – New York Times v. Sullivan – that significantly ... Read More
Postal Regulatory Commission Grants the News/Media Alliance Motion on USPS Flats Plan
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a notice and order on November 17 granting the Alliance’s Motion for Acceptance of Comments on the USPS Proposed ... Read More
My Trip to Capitol Hill, and the Desperate Need to Save Newspapers
(The Examiner News, 10/2/23) "As I boarded an Amtrak train back home from Washington, D.C. last Thursday morning, leaving a city bracing for a potential ... Read More
Newspaper Publishers Lobby Congress for Passage of Bill to Protect Local Journalism
"Peekskill Herald Publisher Regina Clarkin was in Washington, D.C. earlier this week to meet with key Senators and Congressional representatives to advocate for bills and ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Applauds Maryland Court’s Decision to Strike Down State’s Digital Ad Tax
On October 17th, a Maryland circuit court judge struck down the state’s tax on digital advertising services. The ruling held that the tax violated the ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Sends Letter to USPS Board of Governors on Critical Entry Time Proposed Change
The News/Media Alliance sent a letter to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors on Friday before their next scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August ... Read More
Statement: Postal Reform Bill Passed by Congress
The News Media Alliance applauds the passage by Congress last night of the long-awaited Postal Service Reform Act, H.R. 3076, originally sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney ... Read More
NY Governor Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring Copyright Owners to License Content to State Libraries
On December 29, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have required electronic book publishers to issue licenses to state libraries on ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Supports AAP’s Suit to Protect Copyright
On December 9, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Maryland to block legislation that would force publishers ... Read More
Statement: U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Harmful Postage Rate Increases
The News Media Alliance is deeply disappointed by Friday's U.S. Court of Appeals decision to preserve major postage rate increases authorized earlier this year ... Read More
