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Oct. 7, 2020

NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE NEWS

Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds House Report on Dominant Online Platforms and Market Power

News Media Alliance

Yesterday, House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI) and the Democratic Majority of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law released their long-awaited report on the anticompetitive behavior of the big tech platforms. The report – based on the Subcommittee's investigation of the tech platforms that began last year… includes an extensive discussion of the online platforms’ anticompetitive actions against news publishers, and consistent with global findings, how that abuse harms the ability to produce quality journalism for the public.

Tomorrow! Virtual adXchange 2020: Good News & Bad News: It's All Brand Safe

News Media Alliance

Register and plan to join us for our virtual adXchange event, tomorrow, October 8, from 2-3 p.m. EDT. This year, the rules have gone out the window — especially when it comes to advertising. Between the pandemic, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and a contentious election year, we are in the midst of a cultural shift that has transformed the rules of engagement between brands and the news media. In this talk, Nandini Jammi, co-founder of Check My Ads, will explore how the very definition of brand safety has changed during a time when there’s not a lot of good news to go around. Register now. Member login required.

Statement: Supreme Court to Hear FCC Petition to Overturn Appeals Court Decision on Media Cross Ownership Rule

News Media Alliance

The Supreme Court on Friday announced that it will hear petitions filed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a group of industry stakeholders (including the News Media Alliance) seeking to reinstate the FCC's steps to modernize the country's media ownership rules, including the repeal of a 1970s-era rule that prohibits common ownership of a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same market.

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Free Webinar: Editorial Solutions

ppi Media is hosting a free Webinar for North American News Publishers to educate on how to optimize editorial workflows for online and print while lowering costs through ppi’s new web-based publishing platform.

AP Election Webinar Next Week: Combating Election Misinformation With the Facts

American Press Institute Trusted Elections Network

With misinformation swirling ahead of the presidential election, fact-based reporting may never have been so important. On this webinar, next Wednesday, October 14 from 2-3 p.m. EST, AP Deputy Managing Editor Amanda Barrett and Fact Check Editor Karen Mahabir will detail The Associated Press' strategy in countering misinformation and what journalists can do to avoid amplifying falsehoods. They will identify trends in misinformation, break down what they've encountered so far in the election cycle and explain how to best cover the electoral process with factual information.

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Modulist: We publish life's stories

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Reminder: Newspaper Carrier Day is October 10 — Run Our Ads!

News Media Alliance

Each year, we recognize the accomplishments of newspaper carriers who are working hard to get the newspaper into the hands of our readers. This year, the newspaper industry has designated Saturday, October 10, 2020, as International Newspaper Carrier Day. The News Media Alliance has produced two new ads for newspapers to run in their print publications during National Newspaper Week (this year, October 4-10) and on International Newspaper Carrier Day (October 10). We encourage you to run the ads in your publications to show support.

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Here's How COVID-19 Has Changed Media for Publishers and Consumers

Nieman Lab

Going into month eight of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re just beginning to understand the long-term impacts that the global event has had on news publishers and how they’re charting a sustainable path forward.

Clarion Ledger, Other Mississippi News Organizations Part of Microsoft Community Initiative

Clarion Ledger

Microsoft has launched an initiative to support community journalism, and several Mississippi media outlets — including the Clarion Ledger — are part of a four-community pilot program.

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Back from the Brink - Mom & Pop Shops

Promoted by Brand-X-Mobile

The small business audience is scared, financially strapped, and more connected than ever before. The real heroes here are Marketers, Media and Technology. We can bring small business back from the brink. The effort needs to be a strategic partnership of all three services properly deployed and in some cases deferring costs throughout the re-opening phases. If we miss our marks the small business sector will suffer and in turn, we too will fail.

How Torstar Launched 10 Hyperlocal News Brands in Less Than a Year

Local Media Association

Torstar's nimble but effective hyperlocal expansion strategy connects local community members to a new local news brand, and also to one another.

The Media's Critical Role Covering President Trump's Coronavirus

Poynter

Trump's medical team seems to be giving updates directed at an audience of one: President Trump. That has made the media's work particularly crucial.

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Why Publishers Need to Push Back on Platform-Specific 'Cookie-Less Solutions'

Digital Content Next

With the imminent demise of third-party cookies in Chrome, and other browsers blocking them already, everyone is talking about "cookie-less" solutions. But what exactly are "cookie-less" solutions? And how will they help – or hurt – publishers?

Is Amazon About To Take Over Online Advertising?

Forbes

It's no surprise that advertising is becoming one of Amazon's biggest revenue earners: from being practically irrelevant just a few years ago, this year could see it reach $10 billion this year, and is expected to quadruple by 2023.

House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech's 'Monopoly Power' and Urge Their Breakups

The New York Times

In a report led by Democrats, lawmakers said Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook needed to be checked and recommended they be restructured and that antitrust laws be reformed.

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Email Marketing Proves To Be Essential — Especially In 2020

Digital Media Solutions

Litmus, an email optimization company, recently released its 2020 State of Email, Fall Edition report, which takes a deep dive into how marketers use and perceive email marketing. There were several significant takeaways, all of which point to how integral email continues to be as a marketing channel.

Google Adds 'Stories' to Its Search App for iOS and Android

TechCrunch

Google announced it's introducing a Stories feature to its Google app for iOS and Android, which now reaches more than 800 million people per month.

Tiktok Passes Instagram as Second-Most Popular Social App for US Teens

CNBC

TikTok has surpassed Instagram as U.S. teenagers' second-favorite social media app, according to a report published Tuesday.

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