News Media Alliance

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.

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

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.

01/22/2025

President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on Inauguration Day, January 20, stating that he plans to enact 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on February 1.

President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on Inauguration Day, January 20, stating that he plans to enact 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on February 1.

01/16/2025

"Our role is to act as an intermediary, helping publishers understand the diverse interests and needs of AI companies and ensuring fair compensation for their content."

News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey spoke with DW Akademie about preserving quality journalism In an era of generative AI:

https://bit.ly/4g3O36y

Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, argues that legal protections and licensing are essential to sustain quality journalism in the AI era.

01/13/2025

Members, please join the News/Media Alliance on Thursday, January 30 at 12:00 p.m. EST for our first 2025 virtual ‘State of the States’ member briefing. This briefing and discussion will cover the top state legislative trends impacting the news, magazine, and digital media industry.

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01/10/2025

01/07/2025

"Danielle Coffey, president and chief executive of the News/Media Alliance, a nonprofit representing media organizations, contends Google has abused its power at the expense of content creators, changing how their websites rank in search results and giving them less money.

'We just want a fair shot at monetizing that content,' she said. 'Right now, our distributor is reaping all the benefit, and they’re allowed to because of their size.'"

Read more from the Los Angeles Times

Google, the Mountain View-based search and digital advertising giant, is facing increasing scrutiny as the government has recommended it be broken up and its lucrative search index opened to rivals.

01/06/2025

An encouraging step! Google has sent $100 million (U.S. $69 million) to the Canadian Journalism Collective, a move that highlights the importance of supporting quality journalism.

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Google has sent $100 million (U.S. $69 million) that it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to distribute funds.

01/02/2025

"Our industry is at the center of a critical moment, where changes to the business landscape will allow for a thriving future. The ability to monetize our content is necessary to reinvest in quality journalism and ensure stability and growth."

News/Media Alliance CEO Danielle Coffey shared her media industry predictions for 2025 with the Alliance for Audited Media

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AAM asked leaders from several industry associations to share their thoughts about the past year and what the industry should look forward to in 2025.

12/23/2024

Sending warm wishes your way this holiday season!

12/19/2024

In 2024, the News/Media Alliance welcomed 17 new member organizations from across the country and around the world, expanding membership to represent outlets producing quality news media content across various mediums and audiences.

“We are thrilled to welcome these 17 new organizations to the Alliance community. We are so grateful to have the support of such innovative and dynamic companies, and we appreciate their commitment to joining us as we advocate in a unified voice on behalf of the industry,” said News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey.

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The News/Media Alliance welcomed 17 new member organizations in 2024, including large and small news, magazine, and digital media organizations from across the country and around the world.

12/19/2024

An important piece from Miami Herald, urging President Biden to intensify efforts to secure the release of journalist Austin Tice, who has been held captive in Syria since 2012.

"At this moment, journalists and non-governmental organizations are on the ground in Syria, traveling from prison to prison searching for clues to Austin’s whereabouts," writes McClatchy CEO Tony Hunter. "The U.S. military, the FBI and the CIA are standing by should information surface. But representatives from our State Department have not joined them."

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article297355399.html =cpy

12/18/2024

Both the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held hearings in early December to address proposed Postal Service changes. Ahead of the oversight hearings, the News/Media Alliance submitted key questions to ensure transparency and accountability.

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing, “Understanding Proposed Service Changes” on December 5.

12/17/2024

The News/Media Alliance commends the Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force on their leadership and thorough work in publishing their report that examines the issues surrounding the rapid growth and implementation of artificial intelligence.

The contents of their report demonstrate how much more work Congress has to do to confront these issues.

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“In this critical time when artificial intelligence is being deployed at breakneck speed, leaders need to think about its effects on critical industries before it’s too late."