Klobuchar, Kennedy Refile Bill for Journalism Bargaining Power
A bill that would allow news organizations to negotiate with the tech industry for compensation when platforms like Google and Facebook host news content was reintroduced Friday. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chair Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., refiled the Journalism Competition and Preservation…
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Act (see 2212060065) with Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. Co-sponsors include Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and ranking member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The committee passed the bill on a 15-7 vote last Congress. Public Knowledge restated its opposition to the bill Friday: The JCPA’s “elaborate antitrust exemption” will “only serve to compound the biggest challenges in our news and information landscape: consolidation of power, distance and disengagement of news conglomerate owners from the communities they serve, and the rampant spread of misinformation on the internet,” said Senior Policy Analyst Lisa Macpherson. News/Media Alliance Executive Vice President Danielle Coffey said: “Emerging technologies such as AI are making it even more clear the need for compensation when content creators may soon see even less return than what they receive today. The cost of inaction is simply too great to ignore any longer.” "Local news outlets -- including local television and radio stations -- are at the mercy of a handful of Big Tech gatekeepers whose anticompetitive terms devalue our content when it is increasingly accessed online," said NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt in a release Friday. "This legislation would level the playing field by enabling fair negotiations and increased investment in local newsrooms."