News Media Postal Concerns Mentioned Numerous Times in Legislative Hearing
The financial condition of USPS, alarming rate increases, volume loss, service delivery, labor costs, and more were discussed.
Advocacy
News/Media Alliance Files Comments on Postal Rate Increases
The proposed adjustments would raise Periodicals rates for Outside County by an average of 6.5 percent, In-County by an average of 9.3 percent, and Marketing Mail (MM) prices by an average of 4.8 percent.
News/Media Alliance Calls on the Copyright Office to Withdraw Proposal for a Massive Registration Fee Hike for News Publishers
The Office’s fee study proposes a 3.5-fold price increase for the application, from $95 to $350. NMA’s submission was joined by forty-nine press associations and included letters from 30 state press associations and individual publishers.
News/Media Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Amazon v. Perplexity
The case involves Perplexity’s misrepresentation of its AI Agent to gain access to password-protected areas of Amazon’s site, despite Amazon’s express prohibition and use of technical methods to block Perplexity’s bots.
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief in Donnelly v. Des Moines Register
This case involves a suit brought by an Iowa resident against The Des Moines Register alleging that a poll published days before the presidential election, which didn’t ultimately match the results of the election, constituted “fraud.”
News/Media Alliance Applauds Maryland General Assembly in Passing Dedicated Advertising Allocation for News Organizations
The Maryland General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in support of SB459, a measure to require units of the Maryland state government to allocate at least 50 percent of their advertising spending directly to Maryland news organizations.
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief in Tincher v. Mullin
This case involves allegations of federal law enforcement officers indiscriminately using chemical agents to control crowds of protesters and hitting journalists with tear gas and pepper spray as they reported on active protests.
The News/Media Alliance Submits Petition on PRC Review of Rate Regulation
We urged the PRC to repeal the non-compensatory class authority 2 percent underwater surcharge.
USPS Announces July Rate Increases
The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise Periodicals rates by an average of 6.8 percent and Marketing Mail (MM) prices by an average of 4.8 percent.
News/Media Alliance Led Amicus Brief in Variety Media, LLC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County
On April 7, the News/Media Alliance (“NMA”) led an amicus brief in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three in support of petitioner in Variety Media, LLC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County.