「報道機関と真摯に協議を」　新聞協会、ＩＴ大手への配信で見解

　日本新聞協会は５日、公正取引委員会が先月公表した調査報告書で、ＩＴ大手が運営するニュースポータルサイトが報道機関に対し優越的地位にあり、独禁法違反に当たる可能性を示したことを受け、事業者側に「報道機関と真摯（しんし）に協議するよう求める」などとする見解を公表した。
　見解は、事業者側が報道機関から仕入れた記事で得た広告収入の総額や還元した配信料を報道機関に開示し、配信料の算定基準を説明すべきだと指摘。配信料は記事の集客効果などに十分配慮する必要があるとした。（2023/10/05-11:09）

The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association released a statement Thursday, urging operators of digital platforms carrying news articles to communicate sincerely with media organizations.
   The statement came after the Fair Trade Commission said in a report last month that providers of portal sites and other platforms were in a superior bargaining position against news organizations and that some of them may be violating the antimonopoly law.
   The association, also known as Nihon Shinbun Kyokai, said that platform operators should disclose to media organizations the total amount of advertising revenue they earned through purchased news articles and of the royalties they paid, and explain the criteria for calculating royalties.
   It also noted the need to sufficiently consider how much traffic was driven by articles in deciding royalties.
   The FTC's concern over interference in the contents of articles by major platform operators "should be taken seriously as it is an issue related to the freedom of speech and expression," the association said.