The News/Media Alliance, which merged with MPA – The Association of Magazine Media in July 2022 – works with its members to advance news and magazine industry priorities through advocacy, critical research, resources and events that demonstrate the value and importance of supporting and preserving a free and independent press.

“We are delighted to welcome these 16 news, magazine, and digital media organizations to the Alliance family, and we are grateful for their support and their recognition of the need to share a voice on important issues facing the industry,” stated News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey. “The support of these innovative, multimedia businesses are invaluable as we continue to advocate on behalf of the industry and fight for the future of journalistic and creative content.”

The need to support and sustain quality journalism has reached a new level of urgency this year, as the rapid adoption of generative AI has introduced yet another threat to publishers of original content. The Alliance published a White Paper in October that found AI companies significantly overweight publisher content in their crawling of the web – often while not paying the publishers who invested in producing that content – to train their generative AI systems, coming in direct competition with publishers, as well as infringing on publishers’ copyrights.

The Alliance continues to push for legislation to require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay publishers for the use of their content, with the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) being reintroduced in the Senate earlier this year. Canada recently passed similar legislation, which is modeled after the law in Australia that has been extremely successful, and the California State Assembly introduced a state journalism compensation bill that was the subject of a Senate informational hearing last week.

In addition, the News/Media Alliance works on behalf of its members to advocate on press freedom/First Amendment issues, privacy, digital advertising, copyright, postal delivery and more.

New News/Media Alliance members in 2023 include (not a complete list):

• AlterNet
• American Craft Council
• California Broker Magazine
• The Economist
• Future PLC
• G/O Media Inc.
• Grandstand Publishing LLC
• The Guardian
• Hughes Media Corp.
• Raptive
• Raw Story
• Rookie Road
• Style Media Group Inc.
• Today Media Inc.
• Ziff Davis

Coffey continued, “We look forward to working with our new members and all of membership to move forward key legislative and policy initiatives and demonstrate the importance and need for high-quality content in an information-driven world.”

For more information about membership in the News/Media Alliance, please click here.

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The News/Media Alliance is a nonprofit organization representing more than 2,200 news, magazine and digital media organizations and their multiplatform businesses in the United States and globally. Alliance members include print and digital publishers of original journalism. Headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., the association focuses on ensuring the future of journalism through communication, research, advocacy, and innovation. Information about the News/Media Alliance can be found at www.newsmediaalliance.org.

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Arlington, VA – The News Media Alliance is pleased to announce that Vox Media has become its newest member. Vox Media is a media company featuring a range of sites and publications producing original content, including Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Strategist, Polygon, SB Nation, Intelligencer, Curbed, Grub Street and Recode. Their podcast business, Vox Media Podcast Network, offers one of the largest collections of popular podcasts and spans a wide spectrum of topics, issues and interests.

Lauren Fisher, chief legal officer at Vox Media, who will become a board member at the News Media Alliance, said, “Now more than ever we see a need to take a leadership role on issues that will impact the media industry and we recognize the value in partnering with other like-minded news organizations to advocate for our shared values.”

Alliance President & CEO David Chavern stated, “We are delighted to welcome Vox Media to the Alliance family. The current market environment’s impact on the ability to monetize quality content, with news publishers innovating and growing audience across all business models, is more important than ever. The support of innovative, multiplatform media partners like Vox Media is invaluable as we continue to fight for the industry’s future, and we look forward to working with them as we advance key issues impacting the industry and elevate the value and importance of high-quality news in today’s information-driven society.”

Vox Media was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Their websites reach over 100 million people each month (Comscore) and the Vox Media Podcast Network is one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most topically diverse collections of premium podcasts. A multi-pronged business, Vox Media includes digital, podcasts, TV, streaming, live events, and print; and provides advertising and marketing solutions, content management tools, and more for its clients and customers.

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Media Contact:
Lindsey Loving
Director, Communications
571.366.1009
lindsey@newsmediaalliance.org

The News Media Alliance is a nonprofit organization representing more than 2,000 news organizations and their multiplatform businesses in the United States. Alliance members include print, digital and mobile publishers of original news content. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Va., the association focuses on ensuring the future of news media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. Information about the News Media Alliance (formerly NAA) can be found at www.newsmediaalliance.org.

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Arlington, VA – The News Media Alliance is pleased to announce its newest member, Adams Publishing Group (APG), a family-owned community newspaper company providing high-quality news and media products and services.

APG President/CEO Mark Adams, stated, “As our industry faces continued pressure on postal, digital competitiveness and legal notice legislation impacting our ability to operate effectively, we felt that this was the right time to develop a partnership with the News Media Alliance on these important issues that will help Adams Publishing Group and all other media operations.”

Alliance President & CEO David Chavern stated, “We are very happy to welcome Adams Publishing Group to the Alliance family. They are joining the Alliance at a time when we are positioned to help our members navigate many unprecedented challenges, but also a time when they can benefit tremendously from our advocacy work on a number of issues that affect news publishers, to move the needle and help ensure a bright and prosperous future for news. We are honored that Adams has chosen to be a part of the Alliance and we look forward to collaborating with them to address the most important issues affecting the news media industry.”

Launched in 2013, APG provides news and advertising products to over 34 million community members in 20 states across the U.S., as well as the District of Columbia. APG is comprised of 37 daily newspapers, 90 non-daily newspapers, and numerous other media-related businesses, including magazine production and distribution, digital and marketing solutions, tourism and travel publications, commercial printing, and events.

Chavern continued, “Through their commitment to delivering high-quality news to their communities, Adams is contributing to a strong and informed democracy in which Americans have access to important local news and information that directly impacts their daily lives.”

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Media Contact:
Lindsey Loving
Director, Communications
571.366.1009
lindsey@newsmediaalliance.org

The News Media Alliance is a nonprofit organization representing more than 2,000 news organizations and their multiplatform businesses in the United States. Alliance members include print, digital and mobile publishers of original news content. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Va., the association focuses on ensuring the future of news media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. Information about the News Media Alliance (formerly NAA) can be found at www.newsmediaalliance.org.

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Arlington, VA – The News Media Alliance is pleased to announce that Boston Globe Media Partners has become its newest member. Boston Globe Media Partners provides news and information, entertainment, opinion and analysis through its multimedia properties. BGMP includes the 26-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, STAT, and Globe Direct.

Dan Krockmalnic, General Counsel at Boston Globe Media Partners stated, “The Alliance’s advocacy efforts on behalf of the news media industry are critically important to protecting local news. We are excited to join the Alliance at this pivotal time for the industry, and we look forward to working with them as the media landscape evolves.”

Alliance President & CEO David Chavern stated, “We couldn’t be happier to welcome The Boston Globe to the Alliance family. They are coming to the Alliance at the perfect time, when we are experiencing great success advocating on a multitude of policy issues that affect news publishers every day. The Alliance is honored to count The Globe among our members and we look forward to collaborating with them to address the most important issues affecting the news media industry.”

Founded in 1872, The Boston Globe is the largest newspaper in New England. Its Sunday print edition reaches more than 780,000 people each week. The Globe’s digital presence, Globe.com, has 51 million unique monthly visitors.

“The Boston Globe has produced incredible, quality investigative journalism over its lifetime,” Chavern said. “Quality journalism is what we fight for; it is essential to a strong democratic society and helps ensure that those in power continue to be held accountable.”

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Media Contact:
Lindsey Loving
Manager, Communications
571.366.1009
lindsey@newsmediaalliance.org

The News Media Alliance is a nonprofit organization representing nearly 2,000 news organizations and their multiplatform businesses in the United States. Alliance members include print, digital and mobile publishers of original news content. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., in Arlington, Va., the association focuses on ensuring the future of news media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. Information about the News Media Alliance (formerly NAA) can be found at www.newsmediaalliance.org.

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