The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (H.R. 1735 and S. 673) will be heard Wednesday, Feb. 2 in the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights.

As CNPA related last week in a special message to CNPA-Member publishers, this bill will allow publications big small, daily, weekly, ethnic to be able to bring Facebook and Google to the table and bargain collectively for their fair share of advertising revenue and to get paid for the content they use.

To help, publishers had the opportunity to publish editorials and send letters of support.

Meanwhile, a new report issued today by the American Economic Liberties Project, MediaJustice and the News Media Alliance examines the history of minority-owned media and the impact of the ascendance of big tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google, on minority-owned outlets and those targeting underrepresented communities. Download report