News Media Alliance

03/26/2025

The News/Media Alliance is excited to announce the launch of an AI licensing framework agreement with ProRata AI, who is working to ensure publishers and creators are fairly credited and compensated by generative AI. We're offering our members the opportunity to opt into a content license with ProRata for use with its Gist.AI product, which pays them for the use of their content.

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The News/Media Alliance is dedicated to promoting efficient marketplace solutions to the problems posed by the explosion of the generative AI industry, and the frequent usage of publisher content by AI companies without compensation.

03/25/2025

Today, the News/Media Alliance submitted a letter to the founder and editor of Good Daily, demanding the newsletter company comply with publisher directives to not scrape or otherwise use their content without permission, particularly content behind paywalls.

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Publishers must have control of how and where their copyrighted material is used. As AI tools proliferate, we have to ensure that they are used responsibly.

03/20/2025

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03/19/2025

During Sunshine Week, we’re highlighting the urgent need for government transparency. With trust in the federal government at just 22%, access to public records is more critical than ever. Yet, FOIA requests are facing delays and denials. Journalists play a key role in holding officials at all levels of government accountable—but they need the right tools to do so.

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This country needs more, not less, transparency, at every level of government. The American people deserve to know what government officials are doing behind the scenes that might impact their lives, and they deserve a free press.

03/18/2025

We celebrate Sunshine Week to honor the work of the journalists and private citizens who are utilizing FOIA to bring government records out of the dark filing cabinets and into the sunlight.

Learn more about the state of FOIA in the US: https://bit.ly/41uZqiy

As much as FOIA and the local FOIL statutes have helped us all, there is still so much work to be done

03/17/2025

On March 14, the News/Media Alliance submitted a proposal to the U.S. government in response to the Trump administration request for information in advance of its pending “AI Action Plan.”

The submission outlines several ways in which the Trump administration can facilitate responsible AI development, and secure American AI leadership without risking the creative industries whose works AI systems rely on to succeed.

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The News/Media Alliance submitted a proposal to the U.S. government in response to the Trump administration request for information in advance of its pending “AI Action Plan.”

03/17/2025

It’s Sunshine Week! At the News/Media Alliance, we believe a transparent government is essential to a strong democracy. Sunshine Week is a time to spotlight the importance of open government, public access to information, and the vital role of a free press in holding officials accountable. Trust in government is at historic lows, and access to public records—especially through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests—is becoming more difficult. Journalists play a critical role in ensuring transparency, but they need the right tools to do so. This week, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting press freedom and advocating for stronger public access laws.

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Our right to know.

03/03/2025

“Tollbit’s data confirms what publishers have known for years – generative AI chat bots are not providing anywhere near the amount of traffic as traditional search. By illegally scraping our content, repackaging it, and giving it to consumers without adequately directing them to our sites, AI companies are using our own content to undermine our businesses."

Read More: https://bit.ly/4iogMV3

The report details that the click-through rates for AI chat bots are 95.7% lower than traditional Google search, with a referral rate of just 0.37%.

02/27/2025

At the News/Media Alliance, we stand with student journalists who work tirelessly to inform the public, ask tough questions, and uphold the values of a free press. Student journalists are on the front lines ensuring accountability and transparency in their communities, and they should be able to report without fear of censorship or retaliation.

Their work is vital, and their voices matter.

Join us today in celebrating and advocating for student press freedom.

02/25/2025

On January 6, 2025, the News/Media Alliance Joined an amicus brief led by RCFP in Surdoval v. Surdoval, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

The brief stresses that the anti-SLAPP law was enacted to counter threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits.

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The brief stresses that the anti-SLAPP law was enacted to counter threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits.

02/24/2025

On December 26, 2024 the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief led by RCFP in Lento Law Group, P.C. v. Carly Hendrickson in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

The brief stresses the purpose of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP law—to counter the threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits against critics.

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The brief stresses the purpose of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP law—to counter the threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits against critics.

02/20/2025

On February 19, 2025, the News/Media Alliance submitted a comment to the California Privacy Protection Agency opposing proposed regulations that would jeopardize consumer access to free or affordable high-quality journalism.

Read More: https://bit.ly/3XbFvUv

The Alliance argues that expanding the definition of “automated decisionmaking” would deprive consumers of benefits like content personalization and subscription deals.

02/13/2025

"This is not an anti-AI lawsuit. We love technology, but only if it respects intellectual property. What is urgently needed is what every market needs: Reinforcement of legal protections against theft."

Read more from News/Media Alliance President and CEO Danielle Coffey in USA TODAY:

This isn't an anti-AI lawsuit or an effort to turn back the clock. Artificial intelligence will help us, but only if it respects intellectual property

02/13/2025

“'Our content is being stored and used to create verbatim and substitutional copies of our material,' said Danielle Coffey, chief executive officer of the News Media Alliance, which organized the lawsuit on behalf of its members. 'That’s theft.'”

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3D1N74Z

The lawsuit accuses the Canadian company of sharing versions of entire articles without permission.

02/13/2025

On February 13, 2025, a collection of news and magazine publishers - including Advance Local Media, Condé Nast, The Atlantic, Forbes Media, The Guardian, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, McClatchy Media Company, Newsday, Plain Dealer Publishing Company, POLITICO, The Republican News, The Toronto Star Newspapers, and Vox Media, all members of News/Media Alliance, the leading industry trade association - filed a copyright and trademark infringement case in the Southern District of New York against Cohere Inc.

This suit alleges that Cohere, an AI company valued at over $5 billion, engaged in widespread unauthorized use of publisher content in developing and running its generative AI systems.

Learn More: https://bit.ly/41cpRe0

This suit alleges that Cohere, an AI company valued at over $5 billion, engaged in widespread unauthorized use of publisher content in developing and running its generative AI systems.

02/11/2025

Members! Please join us on Thursday, February 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST for our virtual ‘State of the States’ member briefing. This discussion will cover the top state legislative trends impacting the news, magazine, and digital media industry.

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Please join the News/Media Alliance for a virtual ‘State of the States.’ This briefing and discussion is exclusively for Alliance members and will cover the top state legislative trends impacting the news, magazine, and digital media industry. Topics to be covered by the Alliance staff include: ...

02/10/2025

The News/Media Alliance, joined by six other news organizations, urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to maintain the decades-long media access policy allowing the press to access player locker rooms for post-game and post-practice interviews. Read More:
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The letter affirms the importance of player privacy, which has been upheld by members of the press and notes that the existing policy empowers players to request that an interview take place outside the locker room.

02/03/2025

On January 28, the News/Media Alliance, together with the Association of American Publishers, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of the plaintiffs in American Society for Testing & Materials v. UpCodes, Inc.

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On January 28, the News/Media Alliance, together with the Association of American Publishers, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of the plaintiffs in American Society for Testing & Materials v. UpCodes, Inc.