Letter to Congress: Facebook Political Ads
News Media Alliance President and CEO David Chavern today sent a letter to Capitol Hill in response to Facebook’s new political advertising policy to classify news content as political advocacy.
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CEO Statement: Facebook Plan to Label Quality News Political Advocacy
Facebook’s plan to group quality publishers alongside political advocacy, which its ad archive will do, is a fundamental mischaracterization of journalism.
“PRINT” Act Introduced to Protect Publishers, Printers from Tariffs
Today, in an effort to protect printers and publishers from unwarranted tariffs, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the “Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018,” or “PRINT Act.”
Alliance Confirms Dr. Dietrich von Klaeden to its Board of Directors
The News Media Alliance today announced that Dr. Dietrich von Klaeden, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Axel Springer SE, has joined its Board of Directors.
Terry Kroeger Elected Chairman of the News Media Alliance
The News Media Alliance has elected Terry Kroeger, President and CEO of BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Kroeger, who previously served as Vice Chairman, succeeds Michael Klingensmith, Publisher and CEO of Star Tribune. Klingensmith will serve as Past Chair.
News Media Alliance Calls on Duopoly to Stop Filtering Quality News
News Media Alliance President and CEO David Chavern today called on the major technology platforms, namely Facebook and Google, to take responsibility for the role they play in deciding, via their “secret algorithms,” how and to whom news is distributed, and the subsequent impact of those decisions on civil society.
Printers and Publishers Unite to Launch STOPP Coalition
Today, members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries are announcing the formation of Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition to fight proposed countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood paper.
Statement: Preliminary Antidumping Duties
In response to the Department of Commerce’s announcement today of preliminary antidumping duties on Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper – which includes newsprint used by tens of thousands of publishers and printers in the United States.
Cicilline Introduces Journalism Competition, Preservation Act
Today Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, introduced the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2018.”
News Media Alliance Wins Two Golds in Association TRENDS Contest
The News Media Alliance has been honored with two Gold awards in the 2017 Association TRENDS 2017 All Media Contest. They were two of nearly 300 entries in the association publications contest.