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Public Policy

 

The National Newspaper Association’s mission is to protect, promote and enhance American’s community newspapers. 

NNA needs the support of every community newspaper in order to work closely with policy officials to create a legal and regulatory environment conducive to the growth of community newspapers. 

 

Postal

NNA works daily on postal issues that affect community newspapers. Its goals are to achieve fair rates, efficient service and a level competitive playing field between newspapers and direct mail competitors.

 

Public notice

Public notices in newspapers are part of the three-legged stool of government accountability. Public notices help to inform the public on activities by the government and other public entities. Public notices have been included in newspapers from the beginning of the Republic. Now they are also on many newspapers’ websites.


Join the Congressional Action Team

The Congressional Action Team (CAT) is NNA's grassroots team composed of newspaper publishers from across the country who volunteer to contact their Senators and Representatives when legislation affecting community newspapers is introduced or when legislative activity is necessary. CAT members are asked to simply call their members of Congress or write a letter to express their concerns on behalf of community newspapers. All newspaper publishers who are members of the National Newspaper Association may join. To join, email lynne@nna.org.

 
 
 

 

 

 

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The final days of the 117th Congress

Jan 1, 2023

Any or all could be included in a final omnibus appropriation bill in the final days of the 117th Congress, but disagreements within the GOP conference about the funding bills continued to slow down decisions ...

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USPS phasing out hard copy address change notices

Dec 9, 2022

MEMBER ALERT ⁠— The U.S. Postal Service is proposing elimination of hard copy address change notices for many Periodicals as of July 9, 2023. 

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DOJ releases ‘extremely positive development for journalists and news organizations’

Dec 1, 2022

“[R]ecogniz[ing] the important national interest in protecting journalists from compelled disclosure of information revealing their sources, sources they need to apprise the American people of the ...

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Journalism Competition and Preservation Act queued up for action in the House

Dec 1, 2022

NNA Chair John Galer, publisher of The Journal-News in Hillsboro, Illinois, said NNA believed it was increasingly necessary to get the content creators and the social media users to the same table.

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Postal Regulatory Commission questions requiring newspapers to enter mail earlier

Dec 1, 2022

The National Newspaper Association today hailed a critical decision by the Postal Regulatory Commission that questions the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed change in critical entry times for Periodicals ...

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Rural journalism is good journalism

Dec 1, 2022

We think it’s important to exalt examples of good work, and that’s why we present the Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, integrity and tenacity in rural journalism — and partner with ...

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NNA makes guest editorial available — Big Tech Uses Journalism; Big Tech Should Pay For It

Nov 16, 2022

As the final days of the 118th Congress come to an end, lawmakers have the opportunity to require large social media platforms to compensate publishers for the news they use to draw traffic to their sites. 

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NNA members invited to design logo for 2023 combined event, chance to win ticket

Nov 10, 2022

Your logo submission will enter you in a contest for a chance to win one full registration to the combined Congressional Action Team Summit/Legislative Day on the Hill and the Annual Convention & Trade ...

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Reimbursement for PACER users welcomed by NNA

Oct 12, 2022

The National Newspaper Association today applauded an announced settlement between public interest groups and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that would reimburse users of the Public ...

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