News/Media Alliance Applauds Illinois Senate Executive Committee for Favorable Vote on Journalism Preservation Act
May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024
VIENNA, Virginia, May 25 -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release on May 24, 2024:
On Wednesday night the Illinois Senate Executive Committee voted favorably in a 10-3 bipartisan vote to advance Senator Steve Stadelman's (D-Rockford) Journalism Preservation Act (JPA, SB 3591), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay news publishers a "journalism usage fee" to use local news content. Currently, creators of quality journalism . . .
On Wednesday night the Illinois Senate Executive Committee voted favorably in a 10-3 bipartisan vote to advance Senator Steve Stadelman's (D-Rockford) Journalism Preservation Act (JPA, SB 3591), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay news publishers a "journalism usage fee" to use local news content. Currently, creators of quality journalism . . .