Statement: Facebook’s Exemption of News Organizations from Its Political Ad Policy
We are very pleased to learn of Facebook’s announcement that news organizations will be exempt from its political ad policy.
We are very pleased to learn of Facebook’s announcement that news organizations will be exempt from its political ad policy.
Seven media organizations representing over 20,000 media publishers and professionals in over 120 countries around the world have come together to express concern over Facebook’s new advertising policy that labels quality news as political advocacy.
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg regarding Facebook’s Political Ad Archive
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Political Ads
Tens of thousands of races and ballot issues are planned for the 2018 mid-term elections. Can daily newspapers participate in the estimated $8.5 billion bounty?
At a House Information Technology Subcommittee Hearing today, News Media Alliance President and CEO David Chavern called upon online content distribution platforms – specifically Google and Facebook – “to…help stem the flow of misinformation—a problem that is largely of their own making.”
For certain local news and information, there is just no comparison to the value of the local newspaper.
The News Media Alliance has taken an active role in conversations around Facebook’s plan, announced in April 2018, to label quality news as political advocacy.