Other Information Businesses Trade Associations

ALPSP — Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

International trade association supporting not-for-profit scholarly and professional publishers with training, advocacy, standards, and networking.

https://www.alpsp.org Membership: 320

American Library Association (ALA)

The leading professional association for libraries and library workers, advocating for equitable access to information and supporting standards, policy, and professional development across the library and information ecosystem.

https://www.ala.org Membership: 50,000

Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN Publishers)

Trade association of alternative weeklies and independent local publishers in North America, providing advocacy, skills training, awards, and revenue resources.

https://aan.org Membership: 125

Association of American Publishers (AAP)

National trade group for U.S. book, education, and scholarly publishers, leading on copyright and policy, industry statistics, and market intelligence.

https://publishers.org Membership: 130

Association for Intelligent Information Management (AIIM)

Association for information management leaders and practitioners, offering certification, training, research, and community around intelligent information management and governance.

https://www.aiim.org Membership: 4,781

Association of University Presses (AUPresses)

Membership organization of nonprofit scholarly publishers (university presses) advancing professional development, collaboration, and advocacy for academic publishing.

https://aupresses.org Membership: 168

Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA)

Trade association for consumer reporting agencies and data companies across credit, employment, tenant screening, fraud prevention, and risk management.

https://www.cdiaonline.org Membership: 200

Digital Content Next (DCN)

Trade association of premium digital content publishers providing research, policy advocacy, and forums on monetization, audience trust, and platform dynamics.

https://digitalcontentnext.org Membership: 47

Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)

Network of nonprofit news organizations providing standards, training, shared services, and funding support to strengthen public‑service journalism.

https://inn.org Membership: 475

Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)

Trade association for the digital advertising ecosystem that develops technical standards, conducts research, and advocates for publishers and ad tech.

https://www.iab.com Membership: 600

International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM)

Global association of leading scholarly, technical, and medical publishers and ecosystem partners focused on research integrity, copyright, open science, and policy.

https://www.stm-assoc.org Membership: 150

International News Media Association (INMA)

Global community for news media companies focused on audience, product, and revenue innovation through conferences, peer networks, and best‑practice research.

https://www.inma.org Membership: 22,742

LION Publishers (Local Independent Online News)

Association helping independent local digital news businesses build sustainable operations through funding, training, coaching, and peer support.

https://lionpublishers.com Membership: 575

Local Media Association (LMA)

501(c)(6) that convenes local news organizations across media types to test and scale sustainable business models and revenue strategies.

https://localmedia.org Membership: 3,000

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

ANSI‑accredited standards body for publishing and library technologies that develops and maintains information standards and recommended practices.

https://www.niso.org Membership: 221

National Newspaper Association (NNA)

Trade association representing community newspapers, providing federal and postal advocacy, legal resources, training, and business support.

https://www.nna.org Membership: 2,300

News/Media Alliance

Leading U.S. advocacy organization for news, magazine, and digital publishers focused on platform competition, copyright, AI, and press‑freedom policy.

https://www.newsmediaalliance.org Membership: 2,200

Online News Association (ONA)

The world’s largest association of digital journalists, offering training, events, and the Online Journalism Awards to advance innovation in online news.

https://journalists.org Membership: 3,257

Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)

Cross‑sector scholarly communications society for publishers, librarians, and vendors, offering education, an annual meeting, and The Scholarly Kitchen blog.

https://www.sspnet.org Membership: 1,100

WAN‑IFRA — World Association of News Publishers

World association of news publishers and press organizations providing research, training, events, and advocacy on press freedom and digital transformation.

https://wan-ifra.org Membership: 3,000