Appendix E. Newspaper Preservation Act

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APPENDIX E

NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION ACT

Section 1

In the public interest of maintaining a newspaper press editorially

and reportorially independent and competitive in all parts of the United

States, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to

preserve the publication of newspapers in any city, community, or

metropolitan area where a joint operating arrangement has been

heretofore entered into because of economic distress or is hereafter

effected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. [15 U.S.C. §

1801].

Section 2

As used in this Act—

(1) The term “antitrust law” means the Federal Trade Commission

Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] and each statute defined by section 4 thereof

[15 U.S.C. 44] as “Antitrust Acts” and all amendments to such Act and

such statutes and any other Acts in pari materia.

(2) The term “joint newspaper operating arrangement” means any

contract, agreement, joint venture (whether or not incorporated), or other

arrangement entered into by two or more newspaper owners for the

publication of two or more newspaper publications, pursuant to which

joint or common production facilities are established or operated and

joint or unified action is taken or agreed to be taken with respect to any

one or more of the following: printing; time, method, and field of

publication; allocation of production facilities; distribution; advertising

solicitation; circulation solicitation; business department; establishment

of advertising rates; establishment of circulation rates and revenue

distribution: Provided, That there is no merger, combination, or

amalgamation of editorial or reportorial staffs, and that editorial policies

be independently determined.

(3) The term “newspaper owner” means any person who owns or

controls directly, or indirectly through separate or subsidiary

corporations, one or more newspaper publications.