Fact Sheet: Protect Access to Journalism by Rejecting Taxes on Digital Advertising
Efforts to tax large technology platforms inadvertently harm news media entities, as well as the local businesses and non-profits that support them.
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Subscription Management Practices That Work for Subscribers
Magazine media publishers maintain exceptionally high levels of subscriber satisfaction through well-understood, simple subscription management processes that benefit consumers.
Year in Review Letter to Members
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Alliance Signs Onto Letter Urging Congress to Withdraw Subpoena for Photojournalists’ Records
On December 22, the Alliance signed on to a letter by the Reporters Committee to the congressional committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol. That congressional committee recently issued a subpoena to photojournalist Amy Harris.
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Alliance Joins Brief to Protect California Anti-SLAPP Law
On November 3, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the Ninth Circuit, arguing for robust anti-SLAPP law applicability. In Planet Aid v. Reveal, the plaintiff argued on appeal that California’s anti-SLAPP law should not apply in federal court. The brief, filed by the RCFP, argues that Ninth Circuit precedent requires the statute be applied in federal court and a contrary ruling would seriously harm the ability of Californians to freely exercise their First Amendment rights.
Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018
This bill will provide relief to community newspapers with sponsored pensions by allowing for contributions at an alternative minimum funding standard.
Global Media Groups: Exempt News Content from Political Ad Policy
Seven media organizations representing over 20,000 media publishers and professionals in over 120 countries around the world have come together to express concern over Facebook’s new advertising policy that labels quality news as political advocacy.
Find Out What’s Happening in Your State with LawView
LawView tracks state and federal bills that would affect news media publishers. Currently, we’re following legislative proposals falling in one of eight different topics as they pertain to news media: drones, online political ad disclosure, anti-SLAPP, federal, public notices, Freedom of Information Act, First Amendment and telemarketing.
News Media Alliance Wins Two Golds in Association TRENDS Contest
The News Media Alliance has been honored with two Gold awards in the 2017 Association TRENDS 2017 All Media Contest. They were two of nearly 300 entries in the association publications contest.
Sen. Al Franken Speech on Big Tech
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) gave an important speech yesterday at the Open Markets Institute in Washington, D.C. The theme was