Reward local journalism: Support the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act

DAVID CHAVERN

President & CEO

News Media Alliance

Over the past year, local journalism has been more important – and more needed – than ever. From the COVID- 19 pandemic to the reignited social justice movement to the explosive 2020 U.S. presidential election and its aftermath, people have been turning to news publishers, day in and day out, to keep them up to date on how the changes happening around the world affect their daily lives. However, while news has been more in-demand than at any time in recent history, news publishers have been struggling more than ever.

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