After months of advocacy from a coalition of groups in Texas and nationally, including the News/Media Alliance, the Texas legislative session ended on May 29 without the passage of SB 896.
On May 31, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the USPS market-dominant rate increases proposed by the Postal Service on April 10.
The Supreme Court creates new implications for copyright infringement and fair use law. The ruling shifts how the media can engage in entertainment and content branding. Decided on May 18, 2023.
The Supreme Court protects media platforms against accusations of“aiding and abetting” terrorist attacks. The Court ruled that platforms are not responsible for their failure to remove all content that could be perceived as aiding terrorism. Decided on May 18, 2023.
The US House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing May 17 – Tracking the Postal Service: An Update on the Delivering for America Plan after hearing concerns from the News/Media Alliance and other mailers that no oversight has occurred on the Postmaster General’s (PMG) Delivering for America Plan.
After a months-long effort by the Alliance and the Minnesota Press Association to exempt news media from broad children’s privacy legislation, known as Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) legislation, on Tuesday the Minnesota legislature dropped consideration of the AADC for this year.
The News/Media Alliance joined the National Postal Policy Council and Major Mailers Association in submitting comments on May 12 to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) public inquiry docket on the USPS Delivering for America Plan.
In 2020, Congress approved the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act, and the bill was signed into law, allowing plans to go ahead to create a memorial dedicated to all journalists who have died while reporting the news and in recognition of the vital role that the free press plays in our democracy.
The News/Media Alliance filed comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on May 10 regarding the Postal Service’s proposed July rate increases.
On May 3rd, the News/Media Alliance joined 46 other organizations in a letter calling for the City of Asheville and Buncombe County Officials to drop all charges against two journalists arising from their arrest in December 2021.
