News Media Alliance

10/05/2026

This National Newspaper Week, join us in celebrating the newspapers and journalists working every day to keep their communities informed, and the publishers, photographers, advertising teams, press operators, carriers and others who make that work possible every day.

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

Congratulations to News/Media Alliance President and CEO Danielle Coffey who has been named to Washingtonian Magazine’s 2026 Most Powerful Women in Washington! 🎉⁠
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This well-deserved recognition celebrates Danielle’s leadership, influence, and tireless advocacy for the news and media industry.

Photo by Will Reintzell Photography
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10/02/2026

On Monday, September 28 the News/Media Alliance hosted the 2026 Support Journalism Awards & Chairman’s Dinner at the Washington Marriott Georgetown. The evening drew over 250 attendees, a majority of them executives from news organizations across the country.

We honored:

- Floyd Abrams, recipient of the 250 Achievement Award, recognizing a career spent defending the First Amendment and the right of the press to report without government interference, from the Pentagon Papers case
- Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15), recipient of the Support Journalism Champion Award, recognizing her leadership as lead sponsor of the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act
- Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-4), recipient of the Local News Leader Award, recognizing her commitment to local journalism and her role as lead Democratic cosponsor of the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.

We also enjoyed a special message from the American Press Institute in celebration of their 80th year, looking ahead to what journalism needs next.

Thank you to everyone who attended and came to enjoy this evening with us, including our partner America's Newspapers.

Photos by Will Reintzell

10/01/2026

Looking back on a great start to a great week, when the News/Media Alliance, American Press Institute, and America's Newspapers boards and staff came together for meetings and a conversation with CNN Washington Bureau Chief and Political Director David Chalian.

10/01/2026

A federal judge has ordered antitrust claims against Google to move forward, opening the door for potentially billions in global damages in cases led by USA TODAY and the Daily Mail.

Danielle Coffey, President & CEO of the News/Media Alliance weighed in on the decision this morning, saying, "This is vindication for our industry and a prime example of holding the powerful accountable. Combined with the behavioral remedies handed down In the government’s case, the global recognition in her ruling, and the widespread abuse of our content in the marketplace, we will finally see some real change and restitution."

Read more via Editor & Publisher Magazine

A federal judge has allowed core antitrust claims by Gannett, Daily Mail and a class of digital publishers to proceed against Google over its advertising technology practices. The Sept. 30 ruling preserves their pursuit of damages for alleged lost advertising revenue and excessive fees. Although Goo...

10/01/2026

More good news out of California tonight! In a victory for news publishers and millions of consumers of news content both in California and across the United States, today California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 690, a bill that would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (C**A) to provide relief for news publishers targeted by unreasonable lawsuits based on the current text of the law.

In response to the Governor’s decision, Danielle Coffey, the President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, issued the following statement, “The News/Media Alliance thanks Governor Newsom for signing into law SB 690, a bill that would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (C**A) to provide relief for news publishers targeted by unreasonable lawsuits based on the current text of the law. A wave of overzealous suits based on C**A has posed an unsustainable threat to media organizations both in California and all across the country, and this fix will both continue to protect the privacy of Californians while giving publishers increased legal protection they need to operate without fear of unreasonable lawsuits for ordinary digital operations.”

California Governor Newsom signed into law SB 690, a bill that would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (C**A) to provide relief for news publishe ...

09/30/2026

This morning, Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined NMA President & CEO Danielle Coffey at our Journalism Summit for a discussion on the state of Congress and the journalism industry, and what might be in store legislatively for the industry next year.

Photographs by Will Reintzell Photography

09/30/2026

This morning, Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined NMA President & CEO Danielle Coffey at our Journalism Summit for a discussion on the state of Congress and the journalism industry, and what might be in store legislatively for the industry next year.

Photographs by Will Reintzell Photography

America's Newspapers

09/30/2026

Great news out of California! Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2222, the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, into law. Sponsored by Assemblymembers Chris Ward and Buffy Wicks, AB 2222 creates a journalist employment tax credit model with a straightforward approach: to preserve local journalism, the bill helps publishers afford to employ and retain local journalists.

In response to this signing, Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, said, “The News/Media Alliance applauds Governor Newsom for signing AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, into law. This law creates a common-sense model to support the sustainability of journalism in California, and its greatest strength is that it is ‘news neutral,’ covering the full, diverse scope of news media within the state. This breadth is why it was supported by an unprecedented coalition of over 180 state and national news organizations, and demonstrates a successful proof-of-concept that legislators in other states should follow as they consider how best to support local journalism.”

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2222, the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, or “Community NEWS Act,” into law.