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Postal reform remains a top priority
August 18, 2017
It may seem as postal reform is on our minds in our Washington office all day, every day. That is pretty much true. We have to keep talking about it! Congress is balking at getting the job done, and the National Newspaper Association is aware that big consequences loom unless we can change the course and pass HR 756, the Postal Reform Act of 2017. We are facing more service cuts and possibly major postage increases.
NNA announces Newspaper And Education contest winners
July 25, 2017
Judging results have been processed and winners of the National Newspaper Association’s 2017 Newspaper And Education contest have been posted online here.
Threatened with permit revocation: 75% Ad Rule
July 11, 2017
There’s been an uptick in recent years of newspapers found in violation of the 75 percent advertising rule, which prohibits Periodicals from running more than 75 percent advertising percentage in more than half the issues in a 12-month period.
Congress to tackle federal tax code
July 11, 2017
Where will the money come from? That is the big question facing the 115th Congress as it tackles the daunting effort to reform the federal tax code. The latest major revision was in the Reagan administration. With scores of exemptions, deductions, write-offs, depreciations and variable rates to calibrate, the code’s revision is not a task for the faint of heart.
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Amos, McKinney and Phillips Awards
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.
NNA honors distinguished community leader with 2016 Amos Award
October 3, 2016
William Light “Bill” Kinney Jr. of Bennettsville, SC, was honored during the National Newspaper Association’s 2016 Annual Convention & Trade Show in Franklin, TN, where he was presented with the James O. Amos Award at the association’s business luncheon on Sept. 24, 2016.
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Postal reform remains a top priority
August 18, 2017
It may seem as postal reform is on our minds in our Washington office all day, every day. That is pretty much true. We have to keep talking about it! Congress is balking at getting the job done, and the National Newspaper Association is aware that big consequences loom unless we can change the course and pass HR 756, the Postal Reform Act of 2017. We are facing more service cuts and possibly major postage increases.
Threatened with permit revocation: 75% Ad Rule
July 11, 2017
There’s been an uptick in recent years of newspapers found in violation of the 75 percent advertising rule, which prohibits Periodicals from running more than 75 percent advertising percentage in more than half the issues in a 12-month period.
Grow circulation with mail sampling, and sell extra advertising as a bonus
June 12, 2017
I continue to get calls and emails on sampling nonsubscribers. This rewrite will attempt to draw a sharper line between the two confusing rules that govern nonsubscriber copy mailing.
USPS changes uncertain with this Congress
June 12, 2017
Newspapers that are dependent upon the mail, will enter into the summer session of Congress with many unanswered questions about the near future of Periodicals Class Mail.
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