NNA News
Immigration issues focus of students’ stories
May 1, 2015
Ten college students came to Washington in mid-March to participate in the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s News Fellows Program. This is the third year the foundation has held this program. Journalism students travel to the Washington area, funded by the state press associations in their states, to report on a topic of national importance. This year, the topic was immigration. The students were given the opportunity to meet with policymakers and policy influencers during their time in the city. They also met with their states’ congressional representatives. What follows are the columns and articles they wrote from meetings and interviews.
NE graphic artist creates convention graphic
February 16, 2015
When National Newspaper Association President John Edgecombe Jr., publisher of the Nebraska Signal, asked one of his graphic designers to develop a graphic for NNA’s 2015 convention, Julie Hayek stepped up to take on the project.
Athlon Media Group sponsors Heath’s postal work for 2015
February 16, 2015
Athlon Media Group has agreed to sponsor National Newspaper Association Postal Chair Max Heath for his expenses representing the National Newspaper Association for the seventh straight year, through 2015.
New serial story perfect for NIE
January 5, 2015
There are baseball heroes—and then there are legends.
The National Newspaper Association Foundation wants you
December 2, 2014
It is that charitable-giving time of the year, and the National Newspaper Association Foundation is asking members to please consider making a fully tax-deductible gift to the non-profit arm of the National Newspaper Association that does so much to help your business.
Book explains how public notices protect the integrity of storage unit auctions
November 3, 2014
Consumer and public safeguards in 46 states require operators of self-storage facilities to notify the public in a local newspaper before offering a renter’s goods for an auction after a default. But pressure on legislatures to eliminate this requirement have caused a handful of states to leave the notification requirement to the facility owners.
NNA works to get more ads for community newspapers
November 3, 2014
More community newspapers will be tapped with paid advertising to promote Small Business Saturday in 2014 because of the National Newspaper Association’s efforts with American Express. Specific placement plans were being finalized in late October.
NNA joins group, asks AG to review media relations
October 17, 2014
The National Newspaper Association in September joined dozens of other journalism groups to ask U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review police handling of media relations in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.
Nebraska publisher, Edgecombe, named NNA president
October 8, 2014
John Edgecombe Jr., publisher of the Nebraska Signal in Geneva, NE, was elected as president of the National Newspaper Association, during the association’s 128th annual convention and trade show Oct. 4, 2014. He had been vice president.
Newspaper Subscribers May Be the Unseen Victims in USPS Plant Closings
October 9, 2014
The U.S. Postal Service should evaluate the impact of slower service to newspaper subscribers before proceeding with 2015 closings of mail processing plants, National Newspaper Association President John Edgecombe Jr., said this week.
