Big Tech Tries to Bargain On Its Own Terms, News Publishers Left With Less
On October 21, Facebook reached an agreement with a group of French publishers to pay for news on its platform in France.
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Copyright Office Publishers an Ancillary Copyright Study NOI
On October 12, the United States Copyright Office published a Notice of Inquiry regarding its long-awaited study on ancillary copyright protections for publishers.
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New Polling Shows Majority of Republican Voters Support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
New polling from Echelon Insights, in partnership with the News Media Alliance, found that a majority of the 956 Republican voters surveyed support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
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News Media Alliance Hosts Congressional Meetings to Advocate for Passage of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
This week, the News Media Alliance will host virtual meetings between Alliance member newspaper executives and their members of Congress to advocate for the passage of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), also known as the “Safe Harbor bill.”
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News Media Alliance Announces Recipients of 2020 John P. Murray Award for Excellence in Audience Development
The News Media Alliance has named the Arizona Daily Star’s #ThisIsTucson (Small category), The Keene Sentinel (Keene, NH) (Medium category), and McClatchy (Large category) as the recipients of the 2020 John P. Murray Award for Excellence in Audience Development.
Alliance Testimony: House Antitrust Hearing on Saving Local Journalism
On March 12, News Media Alliance President & CEO, David Chavern, testified at the House Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing, “Reviving Competition, Part 2: Saving the Free and Diverse Press.” Watch his testimony.
News Media Alliance to Testify at House Antitrust Hearing on Saving Local Journalism
The News Media Alliance will testify today at 10:00 a.m. ET at a House Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing, “Reviving Competition, Part 2: Saving the Free and Diverse Press,” on the need for the dominant tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google, to compensate news publishers fairly for use of their content.
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News Media Alliance Applauds Members of House and Senate for Reintroducing Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
The News Media Alliance applauds House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member Ken Buck (R-CO), Senate Antitrust Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senator John N. Kennedy (R-LA) for today reintroducing the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” (JCPA).
Alliance CEO: Congress Must Give Local News Publishers a Chance
On December 28, National Review published a column by News Media Alliance President & CEO, David Chavern, discussing the recent lawsuit by ten attorneys general against Google for anticompetitive behavior, and the need for Congress to grant an antitrust safe harbor for news publishers.
Media Groups Call on Congress to Support Local News, Local Media Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Today, four national media organizations representing thousands of local newspapers and local broadcast media outlets – the News Media Alliance, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Newspaper Association (NNA) and America’s Newspapers – jointly called on Congress to provide critical support to local news media in its next stimulus bill designed to provide relief to businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.