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.
As previously announced, Visa will implement a new policy around subscription services that may impact newspaper publishers. This new policy will go into effect on April 18 and establishes new rules for consumer disclosure and acceptance of free trials and promotional offers for recurring subscriptions.
Demand for quality journalism may be at historical levels in 2017 but demands on journalism’s longstanding business models weigh heavily on reporters and publishers alike. It’s hardly breaking news that the news business hopes to innovate its way out of a digital dilemma.
