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News Media Alliance and Magazine Trade Group MPA to Combine

The News Media Alliance and MPA-The Association of Magazine Media are combining into a single organization called the News/Media Alliance, said a joint release Friday. The arrangement is expected to be completed this summer, subject to regulatory approval,” the release…

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said. The trade groups are both 501(c)(6) nonprofits and need regulatory approval from state authorities, Chavern told us. News Media Alliance is one of the primary organizations involved in the push for the Journalism Competition Protection Act (see 2204200049). "The two organizations have overlapping missions and advocate on many of the same issues,” the release said. David Chavern, current News Media Alliance CEO, will be CEO of the new entity. MPA CEO Rita Cohen “will work with the newly merged organization,” the release said.