Our Supporters Media Alliance

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Media Alliance is supported by many individual donors and the following institutional funders: Community Foundation of Mendocino County Dominican Sisters of Sacred Heart Convent Filecoin Foundation for the Distributed Web National Association of Latino Independent Producers Media Alliance was founded in 1976 by Bay Area media workers who wanted deeper connections with social justice movements and a communications system that worked in the interests of peace, justice and social responsibility.

Forty-nine years later, we are one of the oldest media change organizations in the United States. Crucial organizations such as Media Alliance have emerged over the past two decades. Acting as mainstream media watchdogs while pointing engaged Americans toward valuable alternative fare, these groups have raised awareness that any democratic reform in the United States must include media reform – Robert McChesney/John Nichols... In sum, Media Alliance’s project for its first two decades was system change from within the media field – reforming corporate journalism, through defending media workers’ rights, critiquing `bad’ journalism and celebrating the ‘good’,... Since 1996, MA has found its main constituencies amongst those marginalized within the media field and the broader field of power, communities seeking racial and economic justice and an effective public voice. Robert Hackett and Bill Carroll -Remaking Media: The Struggle To Democratize Public Communication

Thanks for making us think when we were numbed, making some noise when we were dumb, and making sure we never stopped believing in the potential of media that matters. Makani Themba – Media Alliance Stays True To Its Roots – Media File The News Media Alliance partners with other news media industry associations and trade organizations, including: As the largest not-for-profit media assurance organization, the Alliance for Audited Media delivers impartial, credible data to help media buyers buy and sellers sell. AAM works alongside the magazine, news media and advertising industry to establish standards that can be verified independently, ensuring the legitimacy of the businesses that drive media’s progress. AAM also provides verification for compliance programs including brand safety, privacy, sustainability and tech assurance.

Learn more at auditedmedia.com. Advertising helps support valuable free content, robust journalism and social connections across the internet. Consumers, however, are increasingly frustrated with ads that disrupt their experience, interrupt content and slow browsing. Leading international trade associations and companies involved in online media formed the Coalition for Better Ads to improve consumers’ experience with online advertising. The Coalition for Better Ads will leverage consumer insights and cross-industry expertise to develop and implement new global standards for online advertising that address consumer expectations. The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest and educational organization representing artists, creators, and innovators across the spectrum of copyright disciplines, including membership organizations, associations, unions, companies and guilds, representing artists, creators...

Digital Due Process is a diverse coalition of privacy advocates, major companies and think tanks, working together. Its overarching goal and guiding principle is to simplify, clarify, and unify the ECPA standards, providing stronger privacy protections for communications and associated data in response to changes in technology and new services and... We at The Sanctuary for Independent Media cannot thank our community of support enough! If you would like to become a part of this passionate group of people, please consider donating your funds, time, or even items. Every helping hand is greatly needed and appreciated. Remember, there is no Sanctuary without you!

*Our official name is Media Alliance Inc., we’re a 501(c)(3) and all contributions are tax-deductible. Find us on GuideStar. You can invest in our collective future by signing up for a monthly, quarterly, or yearly contribution of any amount. You can also become a sustainer via our Patreon or our PayPal. Your support for our work keeps the Sanctuary strong! If you’d like to donate, please send funds via our Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, or directly through our website.

Or check / money order to Media Alliance, at P.O. Box 35, Troy, NY 12181 Or any other expertise and skills you have to offer! OPTION 1 – Mail a Check MEDIAlliance International PO Box 200552 Arlington, TX 76006 OPTION 2 – Give Online Please fill in the secure form below and submit. You can make one-time donations or monthly gifts.

All contributions are greatly appreciated! We are highly sensitive to the privacy interests of consumers and believes that the protection of those interests is one of its most significant responsibilities. In acknowledgment of its obligations, we have adopted the following Privacy Policy applicable to information about consumers that it acquires in the course of its business: 1. Acquisition of Information. We do not acquire any more information about consumers than is required by law or is otherwise necessary to provide a high level of service efficiently and securely.

2. Our Employees and Privacy. We train all of our employees about the importance of privacy. We give access to information about consumers only to those employees who require it to perform their jobs. Reporters, editors and photographers provide real news. News you can trust.

The News Media Alliance believes the dissemination of information to the public to promote discourse and awareness is the lynchpin of any democracy. Help show your support for the journalists – in local communities and across the country – who are working tirelessly to bring you real news. The News Media Alliance has provided several resources for your use to raise awareness and promote the importance of supporting real news, including print and digital ads, campaign video, press release, Op-Ed by News/Media... The News Media Alliance is proud to provide full-color print ads, as well as digital cube and digital leaderboard ads, for use in your print and online newspapers. The ads can be downloaded in EPS and PDF formats. Our newsletter comes out monthly or occasionally bimonthly.

We may send you 1-2 action alerts in between newsletter editions. If you would like to get a weekly Jobfile Bulletin as well, join us a standard member with a $60 annual donation. The 2025 News/Media Alliance Support Journalism Awards Dinner & Fly-In took place on October 7-8. More than 100 participants representing news, magazine and digital-only publishers, representing 34 states, met with Members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the importance of quality journalistic and creative content, and reinforce the need for Congressional action to support the news media industry. From the feedback received so far, our champions on Capitol Hill continue to support our industry and want to know how to demonstrate that in Congress.

In the coming months, we will be announcing a clear call to action and legislative initiatives we will lead and support. Stay tuned! Here is a collection of initial photos from the Support Journalism Awards Dinner & Fly-In. Do you have any photos you would like to share with us? Please email us at RSVP@newsmediaalliance.org. During the Support Journalism Awards & Chairman’s Dinner, we honored Senator Marsha Blackburn and Senator Maria Cantwell.

Please see our press release recognizing these two distinguished leaders in the Senate. The Alliance’s Fly-In ad campaign has so far been a tremendous success, with 500+ publications running our ads, which called for Congress to act to protect our content from misuse by Big Tech, in... Members can still run the ads throughout the month of October, found here. Fiscal sponsorship allows existing 501c3 organizations to support both short-term creative projects and new not for profit organizations by extending their charitable umbrella to include these projects, sparing them the burden of securing immediate... If you are interested in applying for fiscal sponsorship with us, please send an e-mail with a brief description of your project to: tracy@media-alliance.org. All potential projects are required to attend a remote orientation session prior to submitting an application.

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