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The News Media Alliance commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2426, the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (CASE Act), by an overwhelming vote of 410-6. The CASE Act would create a small claims court within the U.S. Copyright Office that would help small publishers and other creators by providing an alternative, low-cost venue for protecting their intellectual property. Alliance President and CEO David Chavern said, “Small publishers and creators make invaluable contributions to society, and we applaud the House of Representatives for recognizing the need to make protecting their works easier and more efficient.”
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We strongly support Australia’s Right to Know media freedom campaign, launched on October 20, which calls for ending the criminalization of journalists working to report the truth and to hold accountable the Australian government and those in positions of power. Australian laws that permit attacks on journalists who are simply doing their jobs and reporting on government activities that the public has the right to know, should be overturned.
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A new annual industry award honoring its long-time former colleague, the News Media Alliance invites our news organization members to submit nominations for the John P. Murray Award for Excellence in Audience Development. The John P. Murray Award will recognize three newsrooms that have demonstrated throughout the year, on a broad scale, exceptional innovation and sophistication in understanding content strategy as part of audience development. For more information on the award and how to submit your nomination, click on the link.
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66% of US consumers view brands more favorably when contacted proactively with customer service notifications. Learn how outbound IVR calling gets you in front of your customers for another positive touchpoint.
Download our whitepaper here.
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Free Speech Week is nonpartisan, non-ideological event designed to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of free speech and a free press in the United States. This year, Free Speech Week is October 21-27, 2019. The Alliance is a Free Speech Week partner, along with a variety of organizations and educational institutions that believe in the value of freedom of speech. Partners offer resources and host activities during Free Speech Week, including panel discussions, webinars, quizzes, contests and more.
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On this exclusive Alliance member-only webinar, taking place Wednesday, November 6 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET, a researcher from the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication will share results of a new survey that uncovers new drivers of digital news media subscriptions that provide news publishers keys to growing subscription revenue. Register now to participate. Member login required.
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The Alliance is asking members of its Alliance Insiders — a group of Alliance newspaper members who periodically provide input on industry issues and trends — to complete a new survey on how your organization is planning for the U.S. Census and the upcoming political campaign season. Not an Insider yet, but want to take the survey and help inform new Alliance content and resources? Simply join the Alliance Insiders by clicking on the link, and we'll send you the survey.
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on October 9 filed notice for new postal rates for market-dominant products, which includes Marketing Mail and Periodicals. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) in the coming weeks, the new rates will take effect on January 26, 2020. The Postal Service is required by law to maintain rates within the Consumer Price Index. For this reason, postal rates increased by 1.9 percent overall; however, there are variations within rate categories.
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The Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on September 27, 2019, increasing the threshold used to determine the exempt status of white-collar employees under the minimum wage and overtime rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act. While the new threshold in the final rule will certainly be difficult for many small market newspapers, the increase — the first in 15 years — is much more reasonable than the agency’s final overtime rule in 2016. The new rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020.
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The Hollywood Reporter
California-based freelance writer Arianna Jeret recently learned about Assembly Bill 5 and is now concerned she and her colleagues in California may soon be speaking about their jobs in the past tense.
Jeret, who contributes to relationship websites YourTango.com and The Good Men Project, says freelance writing has helped support her two children and handle their different school schedules.
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Digiday
Trade shows, conferences and summit events are nothing new for business-to-business publishers, who have a tight grip on catering to professional audiences.
But for business publications like Forbes, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, events are an appealing area of growth, offering both custom events for sponsors and building their own event franchises.
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The New York Times
Hardly a week goes by, it seems, without another death blow for local journalism. Another beloved newspaper slashes its staff; another longtime radio program goes silent.
In New York, there might now be a novel solution: government intervention.
Two state lawmakers are proposing a requirement that any cable company operating in New York offer a local news channel with "news, weather and public affairs programming," according to a draft of the bill.
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MediaPost
Should presidential advertising be banned — not only during presidential debates but in many other time periods?
That would be advertising heresy, according to many. But considering how social media has poisoned the advertising pond, what can we do?
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders doesn't want to go that far — just banning political advertising during all presidential debates.
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MediaPost
During a briefing on the Interactive Advertising Bureau's and PwC's first half 2019 Internet Ad Revenue Report special guest GroupM President of Business Intelligence sought to answer questions about why digital's ad growth is beginning to slow down. His answer is it's not yet 100% clear, but it likely is either the maturation of some key drivers — especially high-flying growth categories like social and mobile — or it may just be the economy.
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Nieman Lab
A brief piece by Bradley Chambers at the Apple-centric website 9to5Mac lists a few things that he thinks could be done to improve Safari, the web browser that comes preinstalled on Macs and, more crucially, iPhones and iPads.
He proposes switching the default search engine from Google to DuckDuckGo — unlikely given that Google pays Apple $12 billion a year for that position — and adding some user-friendly tips for those new to Apple's apps.
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Knight-Cronkine News Lab
If your news team is just using Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, it is missing out on a platform that often produces unique story ideas: Reddit.
As of 2017, Reddit had 330 million average monthly users — which Social Media Today says puts it on par with Twitter. But Reddit is not your typical digital platform.
"Reddit is really like a cocktail party," said Gabriel Sands, the senior partnerships manager for news and journalism on Reddit.
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