Journalism is so fundamental to the workings of a democracy that the founders put freedom of the press first in the Bill of Rights. But this industry, so vital to an educated citizenry, is being financially undermined by two monoliths that have taken the content generated by newspapers, TV, radio and others, and used it to reap massive profits while refusing to provide any compensation.
The US news industry wants the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to pass so publishers can agree content licensing deals with Google and Meta.
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