National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
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 ...
El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, the Carlsbad Current Argus, and the Ruidoso News
May 15, 2024
Two years ago, a group of Republicans and Democrats, contrarians all, formed El Rito Media LLC for the purpose of undertaking an experiment. Their question was whether a formula could be devised for saving ...
NNA needs your help — letter regarding postage
May 14, 2024
This summer, the Postal Regulatory Commission will review the regulations that permit USPS to require postage increases twice a year. NNA needs your help.
Free requester paper asks readers for donations and is surprised with results
May 1, 2024
What is the harm in asking? As the long saying goes, you don’t know until you try. So here is what we did.
Impress upon readers the underlying value of public records
May 1, 2024
Consider these examples I encountered during my tenure as editor.
