National Newspaper Association
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Content for Member Papers
NNA provides its members with content to reprint or post to websites.
This content includes columns by directors and NNA member newspapers, Freedom Forum Institute's First Amendment columns/ editorials (available weekly) and more.
Your readers want to know more about global warming
Unusually warm winters. Unprecedented wildfires in Australia and the American Southwest. Record-high daily temperatures in Antarctica. Your readers are hearing about the consequences of global warming, ...
For these 5 Americans, the First Amendment is an everyday essential
Oct 14, 2021
The Freedom Forum surveyed more than 3,000 people for “The First Amendment: Where America Stands.” We also interviewed dozens of survey participants to get more insight into their thoughts ...
Four key First Amendment cases to watch this Supreme Court term
Oct 7, 2021
The Supreme Court’s October term has begun, and it promises to be an eventful one for First Amendment watchers, writes Freedom Forum fellow David Hudson, highlighting four key cases to watch.
Four First Amendment ‘where America stands’ findings that surprised experts (and 3 that didn’t)
Sep 30, 2021
We asked a wide range of First Amendment advocates and experts what struck them most about our findings in the recently released “Where America Stands” survey of First Amendment knowledge and ...
Survey says we like our First Amendment rights – whatever they are
Sep 23, 2021
How deeply Americans value their First Amendment freedoms — and how divided Americans are on how those freedoms should work in the face of today’s challenges – is our 21st century challenge, ...
PERSPECTIVE: First Amendment Day is a reminder we get to have a say
Sep 16, 2021
Constitution Day, Sept. 17, and First Amendment Day, Sept. 25, are both opportunities to celebrate the beauty and acknowledge the challenges of democracy. Above all, they remind us that we get to have ...
PERSPECTIVE: Restricting speech in the name of safety, from panic to pandemic
Sep 9, 2021
Enacted just weeks after Sept. 11, the USA PATRIOT Act restricted civil liberties more than most agreed was necessary to protect national security. The act expired in 2020, just as a new threat, COVID-19, ...
PERSPECTIVE: Protect assembly and petition by preserving listening at public meetings
Sep 2, 2021
Many public meetings are becoming so contentious – even violent – that they push the boundaries of the First Amendment’s right “peaceably to assemble,” says Gene Policinski, ...
A shot in the arm for small business advertising - op-ed available
Aug 26, 2021
NNA is excited about the possibility of action in the Senate on legislation that would create several tax credits to help community newspapers. One is a credit that your advertisers could use to buy space ...
