Archive for Journalism
Global Reaction to Google and Meta Threat to Take Down News in Canada
On July 5, 2023, 18 publisher groups and media associations from around the world issued a joint statement in response to Google and Meta’s threat ... Read More
Counterman v. Colorado
The Supreme Court strengthens protections for journalists against charges of threat. For a threat prosecution, the government must prove that the speaker was intentionally reckless ... Read More
United States v. Hansen
The Supreme Court removes protections on speech “encouraging” illegal immigration. The ruling upholds a statute that allows for the criminal prosecution of speech considered as ... Read More
Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Passage of the Canadian Journalism Compensation Bill into Law
The News/Media Alliance commends the Canadian government for passing the Online News Act (C-18). The Online News Act would help Canada’s free press prevail by ... Read More
Statement: Bipartisan Federal Shield Bill, the Protect Reporters from Excessive State Suppression (PRESS) Act Reintroduced in House and Senate
The Protect Reporters from Excessive State Suppression (PRESS) Act was reintroduced in both the House and Senate on a bipartisan basis. The News/Media Alliance applauds Senators ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Applauds Senate Judiciary for Passing Bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA)
The Senate Judiciary Committee has favorably voted 14-7 for the bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) (S. 1094), which would allow digital journalism providers to ... Read More
News Take Episode 204: Navigating the Digital Media Transition: Lessons from the Music Industry
In this episode of News Take, Cherie Hu, founder of music collaboration and research firm Water & Music, joins News Take host Rebecca Frank for ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Arguing Persistent Pole Camera Surveillance Violates First Amendment
On May 10, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where the issue is whether ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Applauds California State Assembly for Passing California Journalism Preservation Act
The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886) passed out of the California State Assembly today in a floor vote of 55-6. The bill, which was ... Read More
Statement: Meta Threatens to Remove News from Meta Platforms if CJPA is Passed
The California Broadcasters Association, California News Publishers Association and News/Media Alliance released a statement in response to Meta's statement today that it would consider removing ... Read More
