Archive for Business
Department of Labor Announces Final Rule on Independent Contractors
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule on January 9 revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) classification ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Submits Comments on Massachusetts Proposed Regulations on Junk Fees and Auto-Renewal Subscriptions
The News/Media Alliance submitted comments on December 20 regarding the Massachusetts Attorney’s General’s proposed regulations to prohibit hidden “junk fees” and to impose new requirements ... Read More
Massachusetts Attorney General Proposes Regulations on Junk Fees and Autorenewal Subscriptions
Massachusetts Attorney General, Andrea Joy Campbell, has announced proposed regulations to prohibit hidden “junk fees” and to impose new requirements on auto-renewing subscriptions and trial ... Read More
Alliance Asks Vice President to Encourage Designation of News Publishers as Essential Businesses During COVID-19 Health Crisis
The News Media Alliance today sent a letter to the office of Vice President Mike Pence, asking him to recognize news publishing and reporting as ... Read More
Newsroom Management Advice to Help You Start the Year Off On the Right Foot
To help all the newsroom managers out there, whether new to the role or just in need of some new tips and tricks, we’ve compiled ... Read More
Holding Our Applause for the Google News Initiative
I was invited to the Google News Initiative event in New York this week. Among many other things, they revealed a series of initiatives to help publishers ... Read More
How To: Cover Cannabis and the Growing Marijuana Industry
I’ve discovered an odd thing about cannabis since moving to Washington, D.C.: it’s both legal and not. You can have it and smoke it and ... Read More
Outside the Industry: Radio
Today, as the internet, smart phones, and the “podcast renaissance” flood our nation, many believe radios are going out of style ... Read More
Time to Trump-et in Change
It’s been an election for the history books. We know everyone can become heated in campaigning and relations can become strained, but despite known challenges, ... Read More
Go Cubs, Go Newspapers!
The Chicago Tribune trumpeted on its front page that the Cubs are Champions “At Last!” Cubs fans lined up to get a copy ... Read More
