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The Future of InsuranceDavid Chavern, President & CEO, ACLIEpisode InfoDavid Chavern is President and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) whose mission is to help Americans build financial security through every stage of life. ACLI's 275 member companies represent 93 percent of industry assets and provide financial protection products and services to 90 million families. In his first year in the position, Chavern led the charge in a major tax fight — delivering a win that positioned the industry for long-term success and growth. Now, amid rising costs and longer lives, he is elevating the industry's unique role in providing financial guarantees to Americans that can la...
2026-01-2025 minThe Future of InsuranceDavid Chavern, President & CEO, ACLIEpisode InfoDavid Chavern is President and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) whose mission is to help Americans build financial security through every stage of life. ACLI's 275 member companies represent 93 percent of industry assets and provide financial protection products and services to 90 million families. In his first year in the position, Chavern led the charge in a major tax fight — delivering a win that positioned the industry for long-term success and growth. Now, amid rising costs and longer lives, he is elevating the industry's unique role in providing financial guarantees to Americans that can la...
2026-01-2025 min
Moore Money with Steve MooreDavid Chavern | 06-07-25Listen in to Steve's enlightening conversation with David Chavern about the U.S. economy.
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2025-06-0715 min
Associations Thrive99. David Chavern, President & CEO of the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), on Storytelling and How the Trade Association Business Has ChangedHow do you tell the story of your industry? How do you gain the trust of your members so that they have confidence in your advocacy and services?In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews David Chavern, President & CEO, of the Consumer Brands Association (CBA). David discusses:How CBA members are the makers of almost everything that you buy in the grocery store and the drug store.How even though it’s a mature industry, there are new CPG (consumer packaged goods) start-ups and new products coming out every day.How Dav...
2024-07-1125 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 112: Lessons in Practicality from The Daily Memphian: "A Lot of People Don't Know We're a Nonprofit"Guest: Eric Barnes, The Daily Memphian What are some of the things to consider when starting a local newspaper? How can you be nonprofit and still operate like a for-profit newspaper? How did you attract subscribers in a competitive market? What went better than you expected and what didn't go as well? What have you learned about finding the best revenue mix? What should someone thinking about starting a local newspaper know before they get started? In this episode of News Take, News/Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with Eric Barnes, CEO of...
2022-12-1339 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 111: Outsmarting Google and Facebook: Helping Publishers Grow Their Audience Outside the Dominant PlatformsGuest: Rand Fishkin, SparkToro What can publishers do to get out from under the dominant tech platforms that control the digital advertising space? How have other industries pushed back on Google's scraping of their data and coming between them and their audience? How can publishers take back control of our audience data so that we're not having to go through Google, Facebook and the other tech platforms to reach our own audience? In this episode of News Take, News/Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern is joined by Rand Fishkin, cofounder and CEO of audience...
2022-11-1543 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 110: Update on News Deserts and Local News Trends with Penny Muse Abernathy and Tim FranklinGuests: Penny Muse Abernathy and Tim Franklin, the Medill Journalism School Local News Initiative at Northwestern University What is the state of local news today? What's changed, where are there still concerns? What makes a community vulnerable to becoming a news desert? What does the future hold for the print newspaper? What are the most powerful opportunities for policy to help local news grow and thrive? What are some examples of positive outcomes and how can other news publishers emulate their success? News/Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with the authors of now...
2022-10-1149 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 109: The State of Advertising and Local NewsGuests: Gordon Borrell, Borrell Associates In an environment with ever-increasing advertising options, what do local advertisers want today? As everything becomes more digital, what changes are happening across media, and what are the opportunities for local news publishers to stand out? What do marketers uniquely value about local news media and how can publishers capitalize on that? News/Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern dives into these questions and more in this episode of News Take with Gordon Borrell, founder of advertising tracking firm, Borrell Associates. In this candid conversation, Borrell shares his insights on t...
2022-09-1345 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 108: Print, Logistics and Delivery in a Transitional AgeGuests: Gregg Fernandes, The Washington Post and Dan Schaub, McClatchy What is the role of the print product in an age when people are increasingly consuming news digitally? What challenges are newspapers currently facing in satisfying the demand for the print product? What are the operational and/or cost pressures newspapers must contend with? How do newspapers find people to do the multiple hands-on pieces of production and delivery? How is consolidation in the print industry impacting business decision-making? What are the challenges for newspaper delivery, and what does it looks like in the not-too-distant future? How...
2022-08-0946 min
The Local Marketing Trends PodcastEpisode 76: Now Here's a Challenge: What Does a Newspaper Company Look Like in 2032?Gordon & Corey issue the 10-year challenge to David Chavern, CEO of the newspaper industry's trade association, News Media Alliance. Chavern posits that while the printed version of today's newspapers may be smaller, their audiences are larger than ever. By 2032, newsroom staffs will be larger and their largest revenue stream won't be advertising. This is the fourth in a summerlong series asking CEOs what their industry looks like a decade from now. Stay in the loop with all things Borrell when you join our Research
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2022-07-1826 min
News TakeNews Take Episode 107: Committing to Product Thinking in the News Industry: Putting Readers FirstGuest: Feli Carrique, Executive Director, News Product Alliance What is news product and product thinking, and why is it important in journalism? How can newsrooms begin to incorporate product thinking into their content? What are the challenges to adopting a product mindset? On this episode of News Take, News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with Executive Director of the News Product Alliance, Feli Carrique, about news product and the increasingly popular practice of product thinking in journalism and news publishing. In this informative discussion, Feli explains what news product and product thinking is...
2022-07-1238 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 106: Tapping into the Potential of Blockchain for News Publishers with Julien GenestouxGuest: Julien Genestoux, founder and CEO, Unlock What is blockchain and how do NFTs work? How can news publishers use blockchain to grow revenue? What would a membership model based on NFTs look like, and what benefits could it offer over the traditional advertising revenue model? What is Web3 and why do we need it? On this edition of News Take, News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern talks with founder and CEO of Unlock, Julien Genestoux, about the potential opportunities and uses of blockchain technology by news publishers. In this candid discussion that takes...
2022-06-0748 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 105: Protecting Journalists Reporting on Russia's War in UkraineGuest: Carlos Martinez de la Serna, Program Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Typically, News Take is where we talk about the latest innovation and get into the weeds about trends taking place in the news media industry. But in this episode, we turned to a more serious topic, which is how journalists are covering the war Russia is waging against the Ukraine. Since Russia’s first attacks on Ukraine in late February, dozens of journalists have been injured or killed while reporting on the war. Journalists are risking their lives to bring the latest ne...
2022-05-1046 min
"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike BlinderMerger of News Media Alliance (NMA) and The Association of Magazine Media (MPA) is a go!Today, two of the premier industry associations representing news and magazine publishers join forces. It's official: the News Media Alliance (NMA) will merge today with the Association of Magazine Media, still fondly known by its former acronym, "MPA," or the Magazine Publishers Association. News businesses and magazine publishers have largely traveled similar but parallel paths since the advent of the internet. They've been challenged to build digital products and attract new audiences to them. They've both endured a revolution in the print space, with former analog print processes replaced by digital workflow and computer-to-plate (CTP) imaging. Both...
2022-05-0632 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 104: News Take: Encouraging and Sustaining Diversity in News MediaGuest: Mitra Kalita, co-founder and CEO, URL Media What comes first, diversity of content or diversity in staff? How has hiring changed with the focus on diversity, and how do news publishers hire and retain diverse talent? How do we institute organization-level changes in how we think about diversity, equity and inclusion, both in our coverage and our staff? What must newsroom leaders do to ensure diversity efforts are a success? How can a small, community-focused media startup achieve scale and sustainability without sacrificing their identity? What are the benefits of a for-profit model for...
2022-04-1253 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 103: Leveraging Products to Connect with Your AudienceGuest: Kim Bui, Director of Product & Audience Innovation, Arizona Republic What comes first, the product or the user? How do we close the gap between the addressable market and market penetration? What are ways to use newsletters and text notifications to get personal with readers? How can we position ourselves now with younger readers and Gen Z readers as a useful news source? What are the "winners" in the news product space doing that we are not? On this episode of News Take, News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern chatted with Kim Bui, Director of...
2022-03-0350 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 102: Tech Trends: What Publishers Need to KnowAd tech, Privacy and Performance, oh my! News publishers working to adapt to a privacy-first digital landscape before the inevitable end of the third-party cookie can easily become overwhelmed and may not even know where to start. What does the shift towards privacy mean for news publishers and how they approach ad targeting? Is decreased reliance on third-party tracking a good thing for the industry? What are Core Web Vitals and why should news publishers care? How does my news site's performance tie in to reader trust? What are things publishers can do right now...
2022-02-081h 01"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike BlinderAn update on the antitrust case against Google & FacebookIn this 115th episode of "E&P Reports," Mike Blinder the Publisher of E&P chats with David Chavern, President / CEO of the News Media Alliance and Lee Wolverton, VP News/ Executive Editor at HD Media about the latest developments in the class action lawsuit naming both Google and Facebook as defendants in a federal antitrust lawsuit. Also on the panel is Gretchen Peck E&P's Contributing Editor.
2021-12-1335 minNews TakeNews Take Episode 101: Local News: Understanding What Readers Want and How to Deliver it to ThemIs there such a thing as a typical reader or subscriber? What role does the e-Paper play in the transition to digital (and why did our speakers initially despise the product)? Do new storytelling formats such as podcasts and social media present viable business models, and how can news publishers successfully venture into this space? What are news publishers getting right on the tech side, and where do they still need to improve? In this episode of News Take, News Media Alliance President & CEO David Chavern sits down with Jim Bernard, Senior Vice President for Digital at the...
2021-12-1353 min
NPC Update-1 PodcastThe Future Of Newspapers In The Digital Age"People want and need our journalism more than ever." That's how the President and CEO of News Media Alliance, David Chavern, describes the current state of the newspaper industry. The NMA previously was the Newspaper Association of America. It's the news industry's largest trade organization, representing about 2,000 publishers in the United States. In an Update-1 interview with Broadcast Podcast member Gemma Puglisi, Chavern talks about the record number of readers last year as local news became vitally important during the coronavirus pandemic. He also discusses how digital editions are allowing newspapers to reach subscribers well beyond their geographic boundaries...
2021-06-2820 min
NPC Update-1 PodcastThe Future Of Newspapers In The Digital Age"People want and need our journalism more than ever." That's how the President and CEO of News Media Alliance, David Chavern, describes the current state of the newspaper industry. The NMA previously was the Newspaper Association of America. It's the news industry's largest trade organization, representing about 2,000 publishers in the United States. In an Update-1 interview with Broadcast Podcast member Gemma Puglisi, Chavern talks about the record number of readers last year as local news became vitally important during the coronavirus pandemic. He also discusses how digital editions are allowing newspapers to reach subscribers well beyond their geographic boundaries...
2021-06-2820 min
It's All JournalismMaking Google, Facebook pay their fair share for newsIt's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with David Chavern, president and CEO of the News Media Alliance, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit organization representing digital and print news publishers around the world. They discuss new legislative efforts to help news publishers get paid fair value for their content by Facebook and Google and the precedent set in Australia to make this happen.
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2021-04-0130 minIt's All JournalismMaking Google, Facebook pay their fair share for newsIt's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with David Chavern, president and CEO of the News Media Alliance, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit organization representing digital and print news publishers around the world. They discuss new legislative efforts to help news publishers get paid fair value for their content by Facebook and Google and the precedent set in Australia to make this happen.
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2021-04-0130 min
Ellysse and Ashley Break the InternetA News Media Perspective on Section 230, With David ChavernDavid Chavern, CEO of a news industry trade association representing nearly 2,000 publishers, joins Ellysse and Ashley to discuss the impact of Section 230 on traditional media and the spread of misinformation, as well as how the news industry handles the issue of intermediary liability.MentionedDavid Chavern, “The News Media and Section 230,” News Media Alliance, February 19, 2020.David Chavern, “Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines,” Wired, September 14, 2020.Sacha Baron Cohen, “Sacha Baron Cohen’s Keynote Address at ADL’s 2019 Never Is Now Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate,” ADL, November 21, 2019. “H.R.8636 - Protecting Americans from Dang...
2021-03-1727 min
2021-01-0527 min
Thinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #710 - David Chavern on Journalism, Fake News And MediaWelcome to episode #710 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #710 - Host: Mitch Joel. I had the opportunity to speak for the largest newspaper and media association a few years back, just as they were repositioning and changing their brand name to the News Media Alliance. The President and CEO of the association was (and still is) David Chavern. We had a great discussion (debate) about the current state of media and journalism side-stage before my keynote. When the opportunity presented itself to record a conversation with David, I jumped...
2020-02-1658 min"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike BlinderDavid Chavern, CEOThe Editor & Publisher Magazine official podcast, "E&P Reports," hosted by Bob Andelman ("Mr. Media"). This week: Post and Courier News Publisher P.J. Browning named "Publisher of the Year" by E&P; contributing writer Rob Tornoe brings his October cover story, "Taking on the Tech Giants," to life with his interview of News Media Alliance CEO David Chavern; plus the week's top headlines from E&P Managing Editor Evelyn Mateos. Related story link: • "Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Merge to Become America's Newspapers": https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/inland-press-association-and-southern-newspaper-publishers-association-merge-to-become-americas-newspapers/ Su...
2019-10-0928 min
The CommunicatorsBig Tech and the Future of JournalismDavid Chavern (News Media Alliance) and Matthew Schruers (Computer and Communications Industry Association) talk about the future of journalism in the age of big tech firms like Google and Facebook.
2019-06-2827 min
Reliable SourcesMeet three of the witnesses who are speaking about journalism at an antitrust hearing about Big TechThe House's first hearing about "Online Platforms and Market Power" is examining how Google and Facebook have affected local journalism. Ahead of the June 11 hearing, Brian Stelter speaks with Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Kevin Riley, News Media Alliance CEO David Chavern, and Sally Hubbard of the Open Markets Institute, all of whom are set to testify. Pointing to the inequity, Riley asks, "Does it make sense that at a time when our audience is at its biggest point, our financial difficulties are at their most difficult point?"To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
2019-06-0731 min
Through the NoiseDavid Chavern, CEO of the News Media AllianceDavid Chavern is President & CEO of the News Media Alliance, the news industry's largest trade organization. The News Media Alliance is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, representing more than 2,000 news organizations and their multiplatform businesses in the United States and globally, focused on ensuring the future of news media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation.
2019-05-0748 min
Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: News Media Alliance CEO David ChavernDavid Chavern, the president and CEO of the nonprofit News Media Alliance, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about advocating on behalf of journalists in Washington, D.C.In this episode: How Chavern got to the News Media Alliance; the unique challenges of representing the media business; the ripple effects of the declining print business; the impact of Google and Facebook; revenue sharing, algorithm changes and conspiracy theories online; the differences among how the platforms understand the media; how tech has sucked up all the ad revenue; “charity isn’t going to solve this problem”; why does Facebook...
2019-03-0249 min
The Business of Content with Simon OwensShould publishers be allowed to collectively bargain with Facebook and Google?In 2017, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed titled "How Antitrust Undermines Press Freedom." It was written by David Chavern, the head of the News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents over 2,000 publishers. In it, he argues that Facebook and Google have effectively cornered the digital ad market, eating up all its growth, and that this has come at the expense of the very content creators that these two companies rely on, content creators Facebook and Google refuse to fairly compensate. "The only way publishers can address this inexorable threat is by banding together,"...
2019-01-0628 min
Gurvey's LawFacebook's New Posting Policies for Political ContentDavid Chavern, the CEO of News Media Alliance, and antitrust attorney Jonathan Kanter, discuss Facebook's new posting policies.
2018-07-0755 min