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Editorial on newsprint tariffs
August 13, 2018
It isn’t that easy to drop everything in the middle of the week and fly to Washington. If you’re a community newspaper publisher, going anywhere in the middle of the week is a challenge. That is when the newspaper has to be edited, wrapped up in color, printed, labeled and distributed to readers.
NNA announces 2018 newspaper contest General Excellence winners
July 24, 2018
Judging results have been processed and the General Excellence winners of the National Newspaper Association 2018 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest have been posted online here.
NNA’s Andrew Johnson urges International Trade Commission to cease newsprint tariffs
July 19, 2018
National Newspaper Association President-Elect Andrew S. Johnson, publisher of the Dodge County (WI) Pionier, yesterday told the International Trade Commission that tariffs on Canadian newsprint had inflicted severe damage upon community newspapers.
Survey: 90% of readers say their community newspaper keeps them informed
July 3, 2018
Ninety percent of the more than 1,000 people responding to the National Newspaper Association’s 2018 readership survey said that their community newspaper informs them. And 73 percent said that their hometown paper provides valuable local shopping and advertising information.
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NNA to honor distinguished community leader with 2018 Amos Award
June 27, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Mike Buffington, editor and co-publisher of the Jackson Herald in Jefferson, GA, will be presented with the James O. Amos Award on Sept. 29 during the National Newspaper Association’s 132nd Annual Convention & Trade Show in Norfolk, VA.
NNA to honor distinguished community leader with 2017 Amos Award
June 26, 2017
John S. “Chip” Hutcheson III of Princeton, KY, will be honored during the National Newspaper Association’s 131st Annual Convention & Trade Show in Tulsa, OK, where he will be presented with the James O. Amos Award at the association’s business breakfast on Oct. 7, 2017.
NNA to honor distinguished community leader with 2017 McKinney Award
June 26, 2017
Anne W. Adams of Monterey, VA, will be honored during the National Newspaper Association’s 131st Annual Convention & Trade Show in Tulsa, OK, where she will be presented with the Emma C. McKinney Award at the association’s business breakfast on Oct. 7, 2017
NNA to honor young community leader with the 2017 Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award
June 26, 2017
Trevor Vernon will be honored during the National Newspaper Association’s 131st Annual Convention & Trade Show, when he will be presented with the
Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award.
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Curbside postal delivery ending for new homes
June 14, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service is ending curbside delivery for new home construction in favor of cluster boxes, which would require residents to go to a central location in the neighborhood, much like what is done at apartment complexes.
NNA advises president’s postal task force on rates, service
June 14, 2018
In May, the National Newspaper Association held an initial meeting with the President’s Task Force on the U.S. Postal System, which is required to issue a report by mid-July on how to restructure the U.S. Postal Service. President Donald J. Trump set out the task force’s duties in an executive order earlier this year.
Physical standards for proper preparation of ‘flat’ mail like newspapers and magazines
May 4, 2018
I am sharing relevant content from a recent seminar I attended at the Kentuckiana District Postal Customer Council in Louisville by mailing specialist Ron Burch. I have found him to be a smart guy with in-depth knowledge of the rules in my dealing with that district office. He presented the rules on flat mail design elements, etc.
Trump authorizes task force for postal reorganization
May 4, 2018
President Donald J. Trump jumped into the postal reform wars in April with an executive order creating a 120-day task force to reorganize the troubled U.S. Postal Service.
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