National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
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.
NNA represents community newspapers:
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On the Postal Service’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
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Before the Postal Regulatory Commission
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With the House Oversight and Government Committee
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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Some of NNA’s achievements include:
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Preserving the lowest commercial postage rate in the system—the Within County privilege—for community newspapers for more than 120 years
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Gaining a new 5 percent discount for Outside County postage for total mailings of under 5,000 copies when a paper has the Within County privilege
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Making sure a newspaper does not lose the privilege just because a postal carrier’s route wanders outside a county line
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Gaining an extension for the requirement to shift to a new Intelligent Mail Barcode for automation discounts
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Preserving next-day or better service standards for periodicals entered at local post offices or mail distribution facilities
USPS to require more frequent CASS updates for mailing lists
Aug 17, 2022
The U.S. Postal Service announced a change in address management requirements affecting newspapers that do not regularly use CASS-certified software to update their Periodicals and Marketing Mail addresses. ...
It's a long river ...
Aug 1, 2022
It is a reasonable assumption that if you are reading this, you are counting on Periodicals mail. Maybe you are relying upon it for 80-100% of your distribution. If that is you, I am worried about ...
Understanding Periodicals Session IV - Using Your Permit To Generate Revenue
Jul 21, 2022
Learn how to use your sampling privileges strategically for advertising — including information and samples on unmissable promotions like inserts and sticky note ads; how to promote to advertisers; ...
USPS may override audit bureau findings for requester newspapers
Jul 8, 2022
NNA members publishing requester newspapers are advised that USPS issued a new rule today giving itself the power to revoke an audit bureau’s authority to validate requesters if USPS finds the bureau’s ...
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Jun 28, 2022
The U.S. Postal Service now has the power to increase postage rates twice a year. This new power adds to the price cap that NNA supported from 2006 to 2017. With rising inflation and other adjustments, ...
Postage rates change July 10
Jun 24, 2022
Postage rates will rise again on July 10. Periodicals published the week of July 11 will see rates rise between 7 and 10 percent, depending upon destinations, mail preparation and rate categories.
Understanding Periodicals Session III: Things You Forgot — Or Maybe Never Knew — About Periodicals
Jun 23, 2022
This session will cover some fundamentals that are baked into most newspapers’ Periodical usage. But why are they there and how do we use them?
Here's the lowdown on USPS’ other permit — Marketing Mail
Jun 1, 2022
Those of you publishing shoppers or TMC papers in addition to your regular newspapers are probably quite familiar with the ins and outs of Marketing Mail, which used to be called Standard Class or bulk ...
Media groups petitions high court in Congressional constitutional violation
Jun 1, 2022
A group of organizations representing mail users has argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that Congress has punted decisions it should have made to the Postal Regulatory Commission. In so doing, Congress has ...
