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My Trip to Capitol Hill, and the Desperate Need to Save Newspapers
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My Trip to Capitol Hill, and the Desperate Need to Save Newspapers

(The Examiner News, 10/2/23) "As I boarded an Amtrak train back home from Washington, D.C. last Thursday morning, leaving a city bracing for a potential ... Read More
JCPA Social Posts: 9/26 - 10/2
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JCPA Social Posts: 9/26 – 10/2

Select social posts from the week about the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act ... Read More
Newspaper Publishers Lobby Congress for Passage of Bill to Protect Local Journalism
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Newspaper Publishers Lobby Congress for Passage of Bill to Protect Local Journalism

"Peekskill Herald Publisher Regina Clarkin was in Washington, D.C. earlier this week to meet with key Senators and Congressional representatives to advocate for bills and ... Read More
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ken Buck on Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Journalism
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ken Buck on Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Journalism

Washington Post Live anchor and co-author of The Early 202 Leigh Ann Caldwell speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) about ... Read More
Three Reasons Why a Small-Town Newspaper Raid is No Small-Fry Matter
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Three Reasons Why a Small-Town Newspaper Raid is No Small-Fry Matter

On August 11, 2023, a small-town newspaper in Kansas, the Marion County Record, was raided by law enforcement. The raid quickly made national and international ... Read More
Alliance Joins Letter Urging Supreme Court to Make Access to Live Audio Feed Permanent
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Alliance Joins Letter Urging Supreme Court to Make Access to Live Audio Feed Permanent

On September 13, the Alliance joined 62 other media organizations on a letter urging the Supreme Court to make permanent its practice of providing the ... Read More
Site Approved for Fallen Journalists Memorial
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Site Approved for Fallen Journalists Memorial

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 ... Read More
Alliance Condemns Oregon Prosecuting Journalist
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Alliance Condemns Oregon Prosecuting Journalist

In August, the Alliance joined the Reporters Committee’s amicus letter in support of journalist April Ehrlich ... Read More
Congressmen Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on Free Press
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Congressmen Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on Free Press

On May 3, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and other members of the Senate ... Read More
Statement: 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
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Statement: 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Journalists Maria Ressa, CEO of Philippine digital media outlet Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, founder and head of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, have been ... Read More