News Media Alliance to Host adXchange 2018
The News Media Alliance will host its second adXchange event for news media companies and advertisers February 28 – March 2, 2018 at the Embassy Hilton Suites – San Diego Bay Downtown in San Diego, CA.
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Sen. Al Franken Speech on Big Tech
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) gave an important speech yesterday at the Open Markets Institute in Washington, D.C. The theme was
Alliance Applauds Copyright Office Move to Modernize Newspaper Registration
Today the Copyright Office published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking allowing newspapers to use cost-saving technology for copyright registrations.
News Media Alliance Names Rebecca Frank Director, Research & Insights
The News Media Alliance today announced the hire of Rebecca Frank as Director, Research & Insights.
Statement: FCC Chair Circulates Order Repealing Media Cross-Ownership Ban
Chairman Pai circulated an Order repealing the 1975 ban on cross-ownership between a broadcast television or radio station and a newspaper in the same market during today’s House Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology FCC Oversight Hearing.
Alliance Calls on Google, Facebook: Take Responsibility for Political Ads
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.”
Statement: Facebook Testing Subscriptions in Instant Articles
The future of quality journalism requires that we find new and better ways to provide economic returns to news publishers. We view Facebook’s announcement today as a positive one and we strongly support any and all experiments to increase reader engagement and subscriptions.
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New Campaign Calls for Use of Trusted Sources to Fight Fake News
The News Media Alliance today announced the launch of the second phase of its national campaign focused on supporting real news.
New Website to Track Press Freedom Violations in United States
The News Media Alliance joined more than 20 press freedom organizations announcing the launch today of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States.
News Media Alliance Calls for Legislation to Address Digital Duopoly Impact
Today, the News Media Alliance – representing almost 2,000 news organizations – called on Congress to allow publishers to negotiate collectively with dominant online platforms. The objective is to permit publishers to have concrete discussions with the two dominant distributors of online news content, Google and Facebook, on business model solutions to secure the long-term availability of local journalism produced by America’s newsrooms.