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Axel Springer, the German media combine that owns the Politico news site and Business Insider, has stepped up its push at US policymakers.
Amelia Wang Binder, who joined Axel Springer in December as VP-head of US government affairs, registered July 22 as the company's first lobbyist.
Previously she did a nine-year stint as senior VP-government affairs at the National Publishers’ Assn., and was chief of staff for California Congresswoman Judy Chu.
Binder is focused on policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence, specifically licensing and fair compensation for the use of journalistic content.
She also will tackle the Journalism Competition Preservation Act 2023 (S. 1094), which allows publishers to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms for distributing news content.
Axel Springer was the first publisher to partner with OpenAI. It provides summaries of selected content from Politico, Business Insider and German papers BLD and WELT for OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and virtual assistant.
The partnership also involves the use of Axel Springer media brands for advancing the training of OpenAI’s sophisticated large language models.
Rolls-Royce North America has enlisted Ballard Partners for an education campaign on Capitol Hill to communicate the strategic importance of its defense capabilities to the US.
BGR Government Relations has picked up Circle Internet Group, the leader in stablecoins, for strategic counsel and advocacy issues related to cryptocurrency and financial services.
Solvay North America, which is part of the Brussels-based speciality chemicals giant, has retained DGA Group for work connected to tariffs.
The New York Times has signed on Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for DC support on media publishing, artificial intelligence and intellectual property matters. 
The New York Stock Exchange Group has hired Ballard Partners for government affairs advice and guidance on issues related to trading and the capital markets.
