National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
Will the public be notified of water problems? Depends on notice laws in your state
Jun 26, 2024
Agencies responsible for issuing public notices failed to meet requirements about 6,000 times per year on average. As a result, citizens were not notified that the Safe Drinking Water Act passed by Congress ...
Congratulations to the winner of a condo-stay on Pensacola Beach
Jun 4, 2024
The NNA Foundation awarded a participant chosen at random to stay in a condo on Pensacola Beach, Florida.
Artificial intelligence: It's crucial to make a plan before you jump in too deep
Jun 1, 2024
Recently, I’ve heard from a lot of folks asking for advice related to artificial intelligence.
Bobbie Foust, still reporting at 90, wins Al Smith Award for public service through community journalism in Kentucky
Jun 1, 2024
Foust has edited three newspapers in the region and reported for others, and although she just turned 90, she is still covering city council meetings according to her decades-old approach: “Be honest, ...
Eric Meyer and Marion County Record, Kansas paper raided by police chief it was investigating, win Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, integrity and tenacity in rural journalism
Jun 1, 2024
Meyer and his weekly newspaper have become a touchstone for freedom of the press since August 2023, when local police raided his office and his home and confiscated computers, reporters’ notes and ...
What are some ways to be a fountain?
Jun 1, 2024
Validation is important. By noticing the good work someone does and acknowledging it, you are a fountain that will result in the person being motivated to do even better work. Not acknowledging the efforts ...
PRC determines it is powerless to stop price increases it believes to be 'not prudent'
May 31, 2024
“If the PRC has no legal basis to block an increase that it determines is ‘not in the interest of stakeholders,’ the viability of the entire system of checks and balances must be questioned,” NNA ...
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 ...
