Reports indicate meaningful monetary value is at stake and a willingness to limit license on display that comes with attribution commitments.

Coffey continued, “We represent the industry and are working on an option available to all publishers in a way that makes sense and provides equity and fairness. OpenAI is doing the right thing to ensure technology and quality journalism exist and thrive in harmony. Our members are exploring all options, and we are ensuring no one is left behind.”

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News Media Alliance Confirms Dr. Dietrich von Klaeden of Axel Springer to its Board of Directors

May 3, 2018
Arlington, VA – The News Media Alliance today announced that Dr. Dietrich von Klaeden, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Axel Springer SE, has joined its Board of Directors. Axel Springer joined the News Media Alliance in December 2017 as its first-ever European-based member. Axel Springer is the leading digital publisher in Europe, publishing brands such as Bild, Welt and Politico.eu, as well as Business Insider, one of the most popular and well-respected business news websites.
Dr. Dietrich von Klaeden is a leading policy strategist, lawyer, media expert and journalist. At Axel Springer, he is responsible for the group-wide public affairs activities in Germany and internationally. He reports directly to CEO Dr. Mathias Döpfner. While pursuing his legal studies, his doctorate and his legal training, Dr. von Klaeden worked initially as a reporter, correspondent and moderator for broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Following the completion of his second state exam, he served as a lawyer and counsel for the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group, as well as press spokesman and marketing head of broadcaster Südwestrundfunk. He has worked for Axel Springer since 2007, serving in various management functions, and as Senior Vice President, Public Affairs since spring 2017.
“We are delighted to have Dr. von Klaeden on the Alliance Board of Directors,” stated Alliance President & CEO, David Chavern. “Axel Springer is a publishing pioneer, and having Dr. von Klaeden at the table will be a huge benefit to our membership. Likewise, we look forward to supporting Axel Springer and other innovative news publishers by advocating for the entire industry across the digital landscape.”
“I’m honored to be delegated as representative of Axel Springer SE to the Board of Directors of the most important US news content organization, and to work with such renowned brands as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post,” says Dr. von Klaeden. “To safeguard a fair competition with the dominant online platforms is one of the common tasks of European and American news publishers as well.”
Axel Springer SE is Europe’s leading digital publisher. With headquarters in Berlin, the company is active in more than 40 countries with subsidiaries, joint ventures, and licenses. Axel Springer SE is divided into three segments: Classifieds Media, News Media and Marketing Media. The company employs around 16,000 people worldwide. In recent years, Axel Springer has consequently invested in the digitalization of its portfolio and today is an absolute digital leader, creating and acquiring a series of digital-first products, including Business Insider and the social-first INSIDER. Axel Springer has also partnered with Politico to create Politico Europe and a Europe-focused PoliticoPRO.

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December, I sat down and penned the Alliance’s resolutions for 2017. This year, before I start the 2018 list, I wanted to check in on how we did.

First, I vowed to fight harder against “fake news” and the danger it presents. In March 2017, we launched a national Support Real News campaign and brought awareness of the growing issue with tips on media literacy and advocated that the solution to eradicating fake news is to support real news.

Next, I wanted to finally see the end of the FCC’s antiquated media cross-ownership ban. We have long advocated that this outdated rule had to go to allow investment in journalism and secure the future of real news. Last month, we celebrated the order to repeal this very rule.

Resolution number three: “We are going to greatly expand the membership of the Alliance.”

Recently, News Media Alliance announced Axel Springer SE joined our membership. This announcement fills me with such optimism for the new year and for the future of journalism. Our membership is a strong, robust and growing reflection of the industry. Axel Springer’s membership highlights that publishers internationally are ready to band together and fight for the industry during the internet age.

Axel Springer has been very involved with fighting for publisher rights against the platform duopoly (i.e. Facebook and Google). Axel Springer’s news brand, Bild, created a framework to grade the platforms on the partnership. In August, they joined forces with other publications to compete against the duopoly, providing a single login for customers across all partner sites to comply with new data privacy regulations.

Axel Springer is also active in the copyright arena. In 2013, they successfully lobbied for the passage of an ancillary copyright law that could require Google and others to pay for links or excerpts of news content.

Facebook and Google have made our world more connected and smaller than ever before. Both companies operate on a global level, and to effectively advocate as an industry, we need a global approach as well. I am so thrilled to have such an active powerhouse joining our membership and representing European interests.

My fourth and fifth resolutions focused on journalists’ safety and defending transparent coverage of government (I knew we’d need that a lot this year). This summer we joined more than 20 press freedom organizations to announce the launch of the U.S. Press Freedom tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States led by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom of the Press Foundation. We continue to stand for free press and criticize those who would try to silence journalists.

Lastly, I resolved to be thankful every day for representing an immensely important industry with a bright future. Check!

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News Media Alliance Announces Newest Member, Axel Springer

December 13, 2017
Arlington, VA – The News Media Alliance is extremely proud to announce that Axel Springer SE has become its newest member – and the first European-based member in the association’s history. Axel Springer is the largest digital publishing house in Europe, with numerous multimedia news brands, such as Bild, Die Welt and Fakt.  It may be best-known in the U.S. for Business Insider, one of the most popular and well-respected business news websites.

“News publishers around the world are all facing the same basic challenges,” says Jan Bayer, President News Media, Axel Springer SE. “The News Media Alliance has become a strong and vocal advocate for the industry and we are very pleased to support their efforts.”

Axel Springer, the eponymous media company of the famed German journalist and publisher, was founded in 1946 in Hamburg, Germany. The company embraced multiple media platforms from its earliest days, with magazines, newspapers and radio and television programs.  Today, it is an absolute digital leader, creating and acquiring a series of digital-first products, including Business Insider and the social-first INSIDER.  Axel Springer has also partnered with Politico to create Politico Europe and a Europe-focused PoliticoPRO.

“Axel Springer’s membership in the Alliance is an incredibly important statement about the future of the news business,” says Alliance President & CEO David Chavern. “It is increasingly clear that the challenges to — and opportunities for — news publishing are not defined by geographic borders.  We are fighting hard for the future of the business, and the support of forward-thinking partners like Axel Springer is invaluable.”

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