15 U.S.C. § 1801 : US Code - Section 1801: Congressional declaration of policy

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1801 : US Code - Section 1801: Congressional declaration of policy

In the public interest of maintaining a newspaper press
editorially and reportorially independent and competitive in all
parts of the United States, it is hereby declared to be the public
policy of the United States to preserve the publication of
newspapers in any city, community, or metropolitan area where a
joint operating arrangement has been heretofore entered into
because of economic distress or is hereafter effected in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.