Danielle Coffey

Danielle Coffey is best known as the chief executive and legal strategist driving the News/Media Alliance's fight to protect publishers' rights in an era dominated by Big Tech platforms and algorithmic content distribution. As President & CEO, she has become one of the most prominent voices in the media industry's effort to secure fair compensation for news content used by search engines and AI companies, positioning the Alliance at the forefront of copyright, antitrust, and AI policy debates that directly shape the digital advertising and publishing landscape. Coffey joined the News/Media Alliance as General Counsel before ascending to the CEO role, bringing deep expertise in intellectual property law, antitrust policy, and legislative advocacy. Under her leadership, the Alliance has pursued landmark legal and legislative initiatives, including advocacy around the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) and aggressive positioning against generative AI companies that scrape and reproduce publisher content without licensing agreements. Her work sits at the critical intersection of content monetization, programmatic advertising economics, and platform accountability. Her influence extends across the AdTech ecosystem because the battles she wages — over data rights, content licensing, and platform dominance — directly affect how publishers generate revenue from advertising. Coffey is a frequent voice in Washington policy circles and industry conferences, representing hundreds of news and magazine publishers who depend on digital advertising for survival. Her legal background and strategic acumen have made her a formidable operator in an industry where regulatory outcomes increasingly determine business viability.

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