ALLIANCE UPDATES
New Canadian Tariffs Announced
Section 338 authorizes the President to exclude articles of a foreign country from importation where that country maintains or increases discrimination against U.S. commerce, and the President deems exclusion consistent with the public interest and the ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Statement on Google Ad Tech Remedies Ruling
Judge Leonie Brinkema announced a remedies ruling requiring Google to change its ad-tech business practices, while not forcing it to sell its AdX advertising exchange, following an earlier ruling that ... Read More
California Legislature Passes First “News-Neutral” Model for Journalist Employment Tax Credits
The California legislature just passed a first-of-its-kind bill to preserve local journalism by creating refundable employment tax credits for qualifying local news organizations regardless of size, speech, and structure that ... Read More
California Bill to Curb CIPA Lawsuit Abuse Passes Legislature, NMA Member Advocacy Critical to Passage
While the amended measure was modified from its initial scope, SB-690 will provide much needed relief to small businesses and news publishers facing lawsuits and arbitration demands for the use ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins AAP, STM to Oppose Mosaic’s Motion for Summary Judgment
The brief, opposing the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, notes that the Copyright Act reflects Congress’s determination that exclusive rights, market- based licensing, and voluntary exchange facilitate the creation and ... Read More
Canadian Trade Talks Fail, Newsprint Tariff Exemption Continues
Trade talks with Canada failed on August 22 leading to 50% tariffs imposed on certain goods effective immediately ... Read More
PRC Denies USPS Motion to Allow January Density Rate Increase
The News/Media Alliance filed comments on July 29 opposing the USPS motion with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to calculate the FY 2026 density rate authority early ... Read More
Maryland Tax Court Strikes Down State’s Digital Ad Tax
On August 14, the Maryland Tax Court struck down the state’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, enacted in 2020. Across multiple rulings, the court found the tax unlawful and unconstitutional, ... Read More
Copyright Office Adopts Rule to Expand Group Registration Option for Online News
The update removes the requirement that a “news website” cover “a broad range of news on all subjects and activities and is not limited to any specific subject matter,” clearly ... Read More
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Member Webinar: Protect Your Content: Copyright Basics for Publishers
The News/Media Alliance held refresher webinar on copyright registration on July 9 at 1 pm EDT ... Read More
‘State of the States’ Member Briefing
Learn more about what the NMA is doing on members’ behalf across the country on journalism compensation, artificial intelligence, automatic renewal requirements, extended producer responsibility, data privacy and online safety, advertising taxes, and anti-SLAPP modernization. ... Read More
Watch the Recording of Our Webinar on CIPA Compliance for Publishers
The News/Media Alliance held a webinar on May 28, 2026 with Matthew Pearson, partner in the Litigation Group at Frankfurt Kurnit, to provide a publisher-focused overview of privacy litigation risk from CIPA and other online tracking suits frequently raised by the ... Read More
License, Please: Mapping the Road Ahead for AI Licensing
The News/Media Alliance and the Center for Media and Digital Governance at Open Markets Institute held a conversation about the past, present, and future of AI content licensing ... Read More
News Media Industry Unites in Washington for a Joint National Gathering
The News/Media Alliance and America's Newspapers are partnering to offer members of both organization access to a joint event that combines their two signature events, NMA's Annual Fly-In and AN's Senior Leadership Conference ... Read More
AI Vendor Showcase – Educational Webinar Series
Join the News/Media Alliance for upcoming presentations in our educational webinar series showcasing various companies that make up the artificial intelligence (“AI”) vendor landscape. ... Read More
Mega-Conference 2026
News/Media Alliance members enjoy a 50% discount on registration ... Read More
2025 ‘State of the States’ Member Briefings
Learn more about what the NMA is doing on members’ behalf across the country on journalism compensation, artificial intelligence, automatic renewal requirements, extended producer responsibility, data privacy and online safety, advertising taxes, and anti-SLAPP modernization ... Read More
2025 Support Journalism Awards Dinner and Fly-In Photos
On October 7, more than 150 members of the News/Media Alliance, allied advocates, and friends of the industry gathered at the Washington Capitol Hill Marriott for the Alliance's Support Journalism Awards Dinner. At this dinner, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and ... Read More
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