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Want To Build A Data Center? Fund The Journalists Who Will Hold It Accountable
AI companies could make one-time contributions to permanent endowments, giving communities watchdog reporting without giving the companies control
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Rebuild Local News Calls on Congress to Act as AI, Big Tech Squeeze Local Newsrooms
In a Senate testimony, Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman urged Congress to adopt policies that increase the number of local reporters and ensure tech ...
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Federal Government Advertising Spending Has Doubled to $1.8 billion since 2018
But little is known about what types of media receive federal advertising spending, whether it’s effective, and whether it could be leveraged to help alleviate ...
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Rebuild Local News Commends the National League of Women Voters for its Important Commitment to Local News
Ninety-three percent of the League’s delegates approved a landmark resolution to advocate for public support of local journalism nationwide
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How the FCC Could Help Save Local News
Rebuild Local News’ Comments in regard to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Priority Application Review for Broadcast Stations that Provide Local Journalism or Other ...
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"Dear Colleague: Cosponsor Legislation to Support Small Businesses and Local News"
Reps. Claudia Tenney, a Republican, and Suzan DelBene, a Democrat, sent this “Dear Colleague” letter to members of the House of Representatives asking for cosponsors ...
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Key Republican and Democrat Join Forces to Strengthen Local News
Rep. Claudia Tenney, a conservative Republican from New York, this week introduced a new bill to significantly strengthen local news by providing tax breaks to ...
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FAQ: The Community News & Small Business Support Act
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The Community News and Small Business Support Act
This legislation uses First Amendment-friendly tax credits to counter the collapse of local news and give a boost to small businesses. The Bill Text | “Dear ...
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