Senate, House Sponsors Release Updated Journalism Bill Text
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers released a “revised and expanded” version of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (see 2208050056) Monday. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chair Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., released the text with co-sponsors: Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.; House Antitrust…
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Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D-R.I.; House Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member Ken Buck, R-Colo.; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. The bill will help local news publishers better negotiate with Big Tech platforms “that regularly access news content without paying for its value,” Klobuchar’s office said. The News Media Alliance welcomed the latest version of the bill, calling it a “critical bill” for local news.