National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
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What is a community newspaper and what is the NNA/NNAF doing to help keep them relevant? It takes a healthy community to support a healthy newspaper. But a healthy newspaper can also promote a healthy community. It takes hands-on idea development, good news coverage and creative spirits to help communities and newspapers to thrive.
We are using our peer networks to support each other through tough times - Great Ideas Exchange, Facebook Community Forum, Journalism Training, Postal Training and Convention. We are using our limited resources to give the industry new tools. We are looking around corners to help both communities and newspapers. The key to the thriving community newspaper is investment—not just of money, but of time, energy, creativity and our own community like NNA and others that are helping us through a tough time.
With faith and hard work, Deone McWilliams fosters good news
Mar 1, 2022
The March 2022 issue of the Northside Vibes marks the newspaper’s 90th issue. Deone McWilliams’ grandson, now 18, is a sailor in the U.S. Navy, and McWilliams has expanded her business ...
Despite pandemic and economy woes, Sanpete Messenger prospers
Feb 1, 2022
From journalism to teaching to public relations, marketing and politics, Dean, 72, has enjoyed a storied career. She has owned the Sanpete Messenger for nearly 22 years, and over time, with expansion ...
Novice publisher finds her way in preserving Nebraska legacy newspaper
Dec 1, 2021
Johnson is a hometown girl, born and raised in the tiny north central Nebraska town with 236 residents, nestled up against the South Dakota state line. Learning the newspaper business has been a labor ...
Upholding a legacy: Wisconsin publishers prepare for their seventh generation to take over
Oct 1, 2021
A printer by trade, Evans and his wife, Sue, joined the ranks of newspaper ownership six years ago when they bought The Sparta Herald and the Monroe County Democrat, located in nearby Tomah. In 2018, he ...
Keepers of the Light — West Marin publishers shepherd the Point Reyes Light and assume their place in its storied history
Sep 1, 2021
As traditional newspaper publishing becomes more challenging, the current owners, Tess Elliott and David Briggs, are building upon the newspaper’s colorful legacy as they continuously seek better ...
Apply for the Employee Retention Credit — NNA/RSM ERTC webinar
Aug 26, 2021
The Employee Retention Credit provides a credit to an employer who was affected by the COVID-19 shut down in 2020 or 2021. The credit can provide for up to $5,000 per employee credit in 2020 (depending ...
Reeder Media turns to digital marketing to serve advertisers
Aug 1, 2021
Over time, Reeder has added in a variety of digital services for clients, including search engine optimization (SEO), lead generation, reputation management, branding and others.
Owned by a journalism professor, Marion County Record adheres to traditional publishing
Jul 1, 2021
Meyer, 67, who splits his time teaching journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with his duties as publisher of the Marion (Kansas) County Record, moved his classes online and returned ...
After 70 years (and counting) Larry Hiatt is not ready to give up on newspapers
May 1, 2021
Hiatt is also not adept at slowing down. His latest venture was purchasing the Cherokee County News-Advocate in Baxter Springs, Kansas, a newspaper he and his wife, Sharon, started in 1998 under the banner ...
