{"id":11213,"date":"2021-01-04T11:32:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2021-01-04T11:32:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:32:13","slug":"alliance-ceo-congress-must-give-local-news-publishers-a-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/alliance-ceo-congress-must-give-local-news-publishers-a-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance CEO: Congress Must Give Local News Publishers a Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1872\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-491753396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-491753396.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-491753396-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-491753396-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-491753396-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">tupungato \/ iStock\/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">On December 28, 2020, <em>National Review<\/em> published a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2f7de1;\"><a style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/12\/shielding-goliath-from-david-congress-must-give-local-news-publishers-a-fighting-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">column<\/a><\/span> by News Media Alliance President &amp; CEO, David Chavern, discussing the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2f7de1;\"><a style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/16\/technology\/google-monopoly-antitrust.html?utm_source=postup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MorningMediaNewsfeed_Newsletter_201217080117&amp;recip_id=437235&amp;lyt_id=437235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lawsuit<\/a><\/span> filed recently by ten attorneys general against Google for anticompetitive behavior in the digital advertising marketplace that harms news publishers, and the need for Congress to rein in the tech platforms through granting an antitrust safe harbor allowing news publishers to collectively negotiate with the platforms for fair compensation for their content. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2f7de1;\"><a style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/digital-programs-and-advocacy\/safe-harbor-resource-center\/\">Journalism Competition and Preservation Act<\/a><\/span>, introduced in both the House and the Senate, would provide such a safe harbor for news publishers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below is an excerpt from the column &#8211; click the link below to view the full article on <\/em>National Revie<em>w&#8217;s site.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop\">L<\/span><span class=\"small_caps\">ocal<\/span>\u00a0news publishers have long kept government officials accountable and citizens informed and connected. But over the past decade, an alarming number of them have closed, and many of those that remain \u2014 including new entrants \u2014 are struggling. The next Congress has it in its power to give them a fighting chance.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #2f7de1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #2f7de1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/12\/shielding-goliath-from-david-congress-must-give-local-news-publishers-a-fighting-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full column on the National Review website.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 28, National Review published a column by News Media Alliance President &#038; CEO, David Chavern, discussing the recent lawsuit by ten attorneys general against Google for anticompetitive behavior, and the need for Congress to grant an antitrust safe harbor for news 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