Re:Create issued the following statement after the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), S.1094, moved out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 14-7 vote:
“The JCPA would reward Big Media and hedge funds for cutting jobs and reducing circulation – without any accountability or transparency. Local journalism is vital to our country; despite Big Media lobbying talking points and tactics, the JCPA simply isn’t the answer. It’s no wonder that a strong bipartisan group of the Committee oppose the bill in its current form. We are extremely disappointed to see this highly-controversial legislation remains unchanged, and we urge the Senate to reject the bill.”
Re:Create joined a group of 24 public interest, consumer advocacy, and civil society groups as well as trade associations, media companies, and others in a letter urging Senate leadership not to pass the JCPA.
Bipartisan Civil Society and Independent Outlets Raise Significant Concerns with JCPA
- Why Digital Rights Advocates, Librarians, Tech and Experts Oppose the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA)
- Public Knowledge: Faulty ‘Journalism’ Bill Will Undermine Open Internet and Free Speech Online
- Dr. Benjamin Chavis, National Newspaper Publishers Association: JCPA Is A Blank Check for Large Corporate Media, but Leaves Small Minority-Owned News Out in the Cold
- American Action Forum: The Price of Digital Ink
- NetChoice: Senate Must Again Reject Klobuchar’s Pro-Collusion Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
- CCIA: The JCPA Hasn’t Improved with Age
- Free Press: Congress Could Sneak a Bad Journalism Bill into Legislation
- Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers: Why We Oppose the JCPA