National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
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.
Rejection of massive postage increase; it is time to call on Congress to fix the postal service with public funding
Feb 3, 2020
National Newspaper Association has urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to abandon its proposal for postage increases for small newspapers that could add nearly 50% to distribution costs over the next ...
National Newspaper Association applauds progress on Fallen Journalists Memorial
Jan 16, 2020
National Newspaper Association President Matt Adelman, publisher of the Douglas (Wyoming) Budget, today recognized the work of the House Natural Resources Committee for approving the first stages of work ...
Congressional Action Team Issue Briefing
Registration open: This is just in time for the March summit in Washington, D.C. Even if you’re not attending, this is still valuable preparation for when you have the ear of an elected official!
National Newspaper Association celebrates passage of USPS Fairness Act
Feb 5, 2020
National Newspaper Association today applauded passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the USPS Fairness Act, HR 2382. The bill would reverse a Congressional act of 2006 that imposed a heavy financial ...
Mail volume to fall 18%, deliveries up 5%
Feb 1, 2020
The Postal Service’s updated five-year plan predicts mail volume will fall 18% during that period, while delivery points will grow by 5%, or 6.9 million. That, in turn, means revenue per delivery ...
National Newspaper Association joins request for openness at US Supreme Court
Jan 1, 2020
National Newspaper Association has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, National Public Radio and 50 other media organizations to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to put tighter limits on ...
NNA moves Congressional Action Team Summit one week later in 2020
Jan 1, 2020
National Newspaper Association is taking the unusual step of moving its Congressional Action Team Summit to new dates in 2020. The Summit will now be March 25 to 27, 2020, according to NNA’s ...
Legal Standing: Ads for CBD oil are mailable
Jan 1, 2020
Gentle Reader, Can you stand one more column about cannabis ads? The guidance on mailing advertising for such products through USPS is becoming clearer, and I want to revisit this topic once more. First, ...
Republicans block HR 2382
Jan 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The days before Congress makes big spending decisions are traditionally the most active for NNA’s Congressional Action Team. That is when House and Senate leadership get ...
