{"id":416,"date":"2024-03-12T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:38:42","slug":"connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut\u2019s Legislature Considers Investing Half Of State Ad Dollars In Local Media"},"template":"","class_list":["post-416","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-news-clip"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\u201cThis bill would create a winning scenario for all involved.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":152,"authors":null,"related_issues":[88,90],"related_work":false,"location":9},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"This article <\/span>originally appeared<\/span><\/a> on InsideRadio.com on March 12, 2024.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBelow is executive director Cheri Quickmire's comment H.B. No. 5408, a bill that would require the state agencies to spend at least half of their advertising budget with local media outlets beginning Jan. 1.<\/span>\r\n\r\nNo broadcasters spoke during the hearing, but several print outlets advocated for the bill to be passed. So did Common Cause\u2019s Connecticut chapter. \u201cThe media today \u2013 print, radio, television, and the internet \u2013 play an extremely important role in American society,\u201d said Executive Director Cheri Quickmire. She told lawmakers that with most radio, TV, and newspaper outlets owned by giant corporations, the bill would not punish them while throwing a lifeline to local outlets. \u201cThis bill would create a winning scenario for all involved,\u201d Quickmire said. \u201cThe state would be better able to reach its citizens while still having the freedom to advertise with other out-of-state-owned or national outlets, communities would be better reached with state advertising and vital local news outlets like ours would be able to better serve our community.\u201d\r\n\r\nTo read the full article, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nConnecticut\u2019s Legislature Considers Investing Half Of State Ad Dollars In Local Media - Common Cause Connecticut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Connecticut\u2019s Legislature Considers Investing Half Of State Ad Dollars In Local Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Connecticut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/connecticuts-legislature-considers-investing-half-of-state-ad-dollars-in-local-media\/\",\"name\":\"Connecticut\u2019s Legislature Considers Investing Half Of State Ad Dollars In Local Media - 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