NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE

CON · Constitution

Advocate for the passage of the Journalist Protection Act; educate policymakers on the importance of the First Amendment protections for the free press including the need for federal anti-SLAPP protections, and advocate for the passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act).

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Journalism Competition Preservation Act; educate policymakers on competition issues related to artificial intelligence.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Advocate for the continued deductibility of advertising as a business expense as part of the budget reconciliation process, including H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act; S. 559/H.R. 1347, AIMM Act, S. 187/ H.R. 574, ALIGN Act; H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H. Con. Res. 14, H.R. 137, S. 559, H.R. 1347, S. 187, H.R. 574, H.R. 1753

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Advocate for the passage of the Journalist Protection Act; advocate for the Free Speech Protection Act.

POS · Postal

Implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022; S. 1002 and H.R. 2098, Deliver for Democracy Act; educate policymakers on postal issues concerning news and magazine publishers including rate increases, service delivery, and network changes; advocate for additional legislation and policies to address news and magazine publishers' postal concerns.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 1002, H.R. 2098

MIA · Media (information/publishing)

Journalism Competition Preservation Act; educate policymakers on the importance of the First Amendment protections for the free press and advocate for the passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act); H.R. 1753,Community News and Small Business Support Act; educate policymakers on competition and transparency issues related to artificial intelligence, including the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 and the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023; the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024; and the TRAIN Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1753

CPT · Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Educate policymakers regarding copyright issues raised by generative artificial intelligence; the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024.

SCI · Science/Technology

Educate policymakers on online privacy and childrens online safety, including H.R. 10540: Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2024; H.R. 633: TAKE IT DOWN Act; S. 146: TAKE IT DOWN Act; S. 278: Kids Off Social Media Act; and S. 836: Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; educate policymakers on issues related to artificial intelligence and journalism and creative content, including legislation regarding section 230 immunity for generative artificial intelligence; the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024; the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023; the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024; and the TRAIN Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 10540, H.R. 633, S. 146, S. 278, S. 836

TEC · Telecommunications

Legislation regarding section 230 immunity for generative artificial intelligence.

CPI · Computer Industry

Educate policymakers on competition and transparency issues related to artificial intelligence, including the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act; the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act; the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act; and the TRAIN Act.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Advocate against new tariffs on publishing inputs and advocate for a newsprint exemption; educate policymakers on the economic harm of tariffs to news publishers; advocate for support of S.J. Resolution 37, a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.