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News Media Alliance Applauds Senator Booker for Co-Sponsoring Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) signed on as a co-sponsor of the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” (JCPA) with the ardent appreciation of the News Media Alliance. This bill would provide a limited safe harbor for news publishers to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google for better business arrangements.

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News Media Alliance Applauds Senator Paul for Co-Sponsoring Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday signed on as a co-sponsor of the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” (JCPA) with the tremendous appreciation of the News Media Alliance. The bill would provide a limited safe harbor for news publishers to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google for better business arrangements.

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Senators Suggest Facebook’s “Disruption” of News Does More Harm Than Good

In Tuesday morning’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned the platform’s “disruption” of news and the potential harm it has done to the news industry and society’s ability to gather quality information.

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News Media Alliance Applauds Senators Kennedy and Klobuchar for Introducing Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

Today, Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antiturst, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, introduced the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act” in the Senate, with the incredible appreciation of the News Media Alliance

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Quiz: Do You Know Which Election Headlines Are Real?

As midterm elections approach in the U.S., fake news producers have been sharing more and more stories that paint one side or the other as bad actors. Sometimes, those stories can seem so plausible that even the savviest of news consumers is at risk of falling for the lies. Take our quiz to find out how you’d fare against the fake news creators!

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News Media Alliance Applauds Reversal of Decision to Bar Reporter Access to Senators

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.

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