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Called to order: “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press.” This hearing is held by the #SenateJudiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights. View the livestream here 👇 judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/break…
As expected, @SenAmyKlobuchar introduces #JCPA as a solution to the news crisis, but acknowledges it will need improvements to address the challenges that have been raised. Here are some of them: publicknowledge.org/can-the-journa…
Ranking Member @SenMikeLee notes that the news crisis is the result of multiple, complex factors - and that they can't be solved by accepting a cartel, or changing laws to encourage them. Further, the largest news outlets would likely be the greatest beneficiaries of #JCPA
Aaaaand we're off with the #SenateJudiciary #JCPA hearing!
A few things to keep in mind as we head into this:
1. Funding journalism is an incredibly complex problem, and it's not a new one. Journalism has *always* struggled with funding. This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed, but it's also not unique to the current moment.
1. Funding journalism is an incredibly complex problem, and it's not a new one. Journalism has *always* struggled with funding. This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed, but it's also not unique to the current moment.
2. Media consolidation is a HUGE part of the crisis of local journalism.
3. This is ultimately about asserting that news outlets should be able to control what third parties link to them. Self-help options exist; they claim those aren't enough. They want a copyright extension.
3. This is ultimately about asserting that news outlets should be able to control what third parties link to them. Self-help options exist; they claim those aren't enough. They want a copyright extension.
TODAY at 3pm ET: the #SenateJudiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press." You can follow me and my colleague @M_F_Rose for highlights & watch live at judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/break….
According to @SenAmyKlobuchar in @washingtonpost, the hearing today will be “entirely devoted” to the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act #JCPA, a bill @publicknowledge has consistently opposed 2/
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Hey, we're big fans of local news, and have consistently advocated for ways to help ensure citizens have the news they need to play their part in our democracy 3/ publicknowledge.org/the-free-press…
Happening right now. #SenateJudiciary Hearing on Restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Selby County. judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/resto…
Ms. Janai Nelson, the Associate Director-Counsel for the @NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, thoroughly dissects the Brnovich case's flaws and effect of promoting racial discrimination. @CASEActionAZ @AZHouseDems
Ms. Nelson points out that there were no instances or evidence of fraud in AZ that proponents in Brnovich could point to in Court, indicating that the motive for prohibiting third party ballot return assistance is to prevent BIPOC voters from being able to vote. @CASEActionAZ
