News Media Alliance

07/03/2025

"Because I represent the interests of content creators such as news publishers and magazines, you might find it surprising that I am optimistic about our AI future. AI offers potential benefits in almost all walks of life — from reporters needing to sift through thousands of historical documents, to doctors looking for early cancers. We don’t want to lose these opportunities. But we can and should pursue these goals while ensuring AI conforms to ethical standards." -

Danielle Coffey via Washington Examiner

Congress should issue rules to protect the creators of the content that AI tools use — publishers, authors, journalists, artists, and creatives of all types

07/03/2025

Yesterday, a collection of news and magazine publishers suing AI company Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement filed a brief opposing the company’s motion to dismiss parts of the case.

Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, the leading industry trade association that represents each plaintiff, said, “Cohere engages in widespread unauthorized use of publisher content in developing and running its generative AI systems. Our complaint identifies thousands of examples of outputs from the company’s AI product that demonstrate massive, systematic copyright infringement and trademark infringement. Cohere’s motion to dismiss seeks to dodge responsibility for this behavior, claiming that users don’t actually use AI tools to access news, even though its own marketing touts its ability to provide access to the latest articles. Today’s filing shows just how misguided Cohere’s argument is.”

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Earlier today, a collection of news and magazine publishers suing AI company Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement filed a brief opposing the comp ...

07/02/2025

On Monday, June 30th, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a line-item veto of a budget item that would have removed the state’s century-old sales tax exemption for newspaper subscriptions, in addition to restoring certain other printing exemptions that could have negatively impacted advertising in news media. The Alliance previously called on the Governor to veto the measures that “could be devastating for the news media entities serving Ohio’s local communities and deprive its citizens of access to critical, trusted sources of high-quality journalism.”

Governor DeWine’s veto message notes: “Newspapers serve a critical role in our society to inform the public about important issues, allow for civic engagement and discourse, and help bolster local communities.”

The Alliance commends Governor DeWine’s recognition of the unique role news media plays in serving the people of Ohio. We look forward to working with the Legislature to further clarify the importance of advertising to news media and local businesses.

On Monday, June 30th, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a line-item veto of a budget item that would have removed the state's century-old sales tax e ...

07/01/2025

"Even when websites can handle the heightened activity, many do not want AI crawlers scraping their content, especially news publications that are demanding AI companies to pay to use their work. “We’ve been feverishly trying to protect ourselves,” says Danielle Coffey, the president and CEO of the trade group News Media Alliance, which represents several thousand North American outlets." via WIRED

The age of the AI scraping free-for-all may be coming to an end. At least if Cloudflare gets its way.

07/01/2025

Please join the News/Media Alliance on Tuesday, July 8 at 12:00 p.m. EST for our first virtual presentation in our educational webinar series showcasing various companies that make up the AI vendor landscape. Member login required.

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07/01/2025

"If the AI industry is going to grow sustainably and responsibly, we need legislation to provide guardrails and clear rules about how to protect the creators of content that AI tools use — publishers, authors, journalists, artists, musicians and creatives of all types. Right now, those content creators are AI’s victims."

Read Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey's Op-Ed, "‘Big beautiful’ AI rule means feds must act NOW to stop Big Tech’s abuses" via New York Post:

We need clear federal rules to protect the creators of content that AI tools use — because right now, those professionals are AI’s victims.

06/19/2025

In honor of Juneteenth, learn about Freedom's Journal, the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the United States that was established the same year that slavery was abolished in New York State. via https://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.html

06/18/2025

"When local news disappears, civic engagement declines, corruption increases, and polarization deepens. SB686 is a chance to reverse that trend—to invest in the infrastructure of truth, trust, and community." via The Oregonian

Google and Facebook have used the work of newsrooms to fuel their growth, without compensating us. A bill in the Legislature deserves support, more than three dozen Oregon news organizations say.

06/16/2025

"Although news publishers and other websites can implement blockers to prevent various AI bots from scraping their content, TollBit found that more than 26 million AI scrapes bypassed those blockers in March alone. Some AI companies claim bots for AI agents don’t need to follow bot instructions because they are acting on behalf of a user."

As consumers switch from Google search to ChatGPT, a new kind of bot is scraping data for AI chatbots.

06/16/2025

"In the current times of constantly increasing prices, budgets are tight for everyone. While adding a few pennies to the cost of a newspaper may not sound like much for folks in Columbus, for people who are struggling, it can be the difference between buying a paper and not. For an annual subscription to the Star Beacon, the Ohio Senate’s proposal would equate to a $24.09 tax hike on our subscribers." via New Castle News

Last week, the Ohio Senate unveiled its proposed biennial budget, following the state House’s version, which was approved last month.

06/10/2025

Congratulations to News/Media Alliance President and CEO Danielle Coffey, who has been named to Washingtonian Magazine's 'Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People in 2025'!

06/10/2025

On June 10, 2025, the News/Media Alliance submitted a comment to the California Privacy Protection Agency opposing a proposal to expand the definition of “direct relationship” in the Agency’s proposed text of data broker regulations.

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