National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
Welch, Rounds lead bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act to help local news overcome persistent postal delays, surging rate increases
May 22, 2024
The NNA worked extensively with Senator Welch’s staff in developing this bill and numerous improvements we proposed were incorporated into it before it was introduced. The fact that newspaper service ...
Press Forward Information Session: Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps
May 16, 2024
Press Forward’s first open call will address the longstanding inequalities in journalism coverage and practice in the U.S., by investing in small, local newsrooms that provide original reporting ...
El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, the Carlsbad Current Argus, and the Ruidoso News
May 15, 2024
Two years ago, a group of Republicans and Democrats, contrarians all, formed El Rito Media LLC for the purpose of undertaking an experiment. Their question was whether a formula could be devised for saving ...
NNA needs your help — letter regarding postage
May 14, 2024
This summer, the Postal Regulatory Commission will review the regulations that permit USPS to require postage increases twice a year. NNA needs your help.
Free requester paper asks readers for donations and is surprised with results
May 1, 2024
What is the harm in asking? As the long saying goes, you don’t know until you try. So here is what we did.
Impress upon readers the underlying value of public records
May 1, 2024
Consider these examples I encountered during my tenure as editor.
More ideas on how to generate income for your local newspaper
May 1, 2024
Newspapers must make money to survive, and the principle that “you cannot cut your way to prosperity” should incentivize newspapers to focus on how to bring in more money.
Preserving history for a big celebration
May 1, 2024
When the town of Apex in North Carolina celebrated its 150th anniversary, the bound volumes of the former weekly newspaper filled in the gaps.
NNA Member Alert: US Department of Labor imposes new salary requirements on many newspapers
Apr 23, 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final ruling on extending mandatory overtime pay, increasing the salary threshold for employees who perform duties that classify them as exempt ...
