Today Senate Rules Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) decided to deny reporters permission to gather in the hallways of Congress.Thanks to Senate Rules Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the decision was later reversed; however, we are deeply concerned that reporter access to U.S. Senators was even questioned.
Facebook is building a tool to help users subscribe to news publications directly within the mobile app.
While we appreciate the energy and resources that Google has brought, as a partner of the Coalition for Better Ads (launched last September), to the effort to improve the customer experience around digital advertising, we are very concerned to learn that Google appears to be taking unilateral action to implement the Coalition’s standards by adding an ad blocking feature within Chrome that would block all advertising to websites that do not comply with these new standards.
WAN-IFRA and the News Media Alliance will jointly organize the first Digital Media North America conference October 18-20, 2017 in New York City. Reuters, the event’s strategic partner, will host the event at its Thomson Reuters Building.
The News Media Alliance has elected Michael Klingensmith, Publisher and CEO, Star Tribune, as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Klingensmith, who previously served as Vice Chairman, succeeds Tony Hunter.
Media Contact: Lindsey Loving Manager, Communications lindsey@newsmediaalliance.com 571.366.1009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Media Alliance Announces Winners of Rising Star Awards
The News Media Alliance announced the full speaker line-up at mediaXchange 2017, taking place April 30 – May 3, 2017 in New Orleans. The event draws hundreds of news media professionals each year to hear from top thought leaders from inside and outside the industry.
The News Media Alliance today announced the launch of a national ‘Support Real News’ campaign focused on combatting the increasing prevalence of fake news. The campaign, shines a light on the importance of real news produced by respected, trusted news organizations employing high-quality, investigative journalists.
The News Media Alliance today announced the four winning media startups that will participate in the 4th annual Accelerator Pitch Program at mediaXchange 2017.
We applaud the appointment of Maureen Ohlhausen as Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Her experience and leadership will be a valuable asset in carrying through many of the pending matters before the Commission.
