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Kidsville News! is excited to again sponsor NNA’s Newspaper And Education contest
May 14, 2013
For the second year in a row, Kidsville News!, a literacy and educational newspaper initiative based in Fayetteville, NC, has stepped up to sponsor the National Newspaper Association’s Newspaper And Education contest.
Newspapers, NC state Senate battle over public notice
May 3, 2013
As if a state Senate committee hearing in Raleigh, NC, was not already tense, it grew downright contentious after legislators narrowly voted to approve a bill that would allow local governments in a dozen counties to place legal notices on their own, government-controlled websites instead of in newspapers.
Service Standards changes last July cause additional delays for non-local mail copies
April 30, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service last month announced that it would move up 55 plant consolidations scheduled for 2014 into 2013, creating many more changes in service standards that have bedeviled newspapers. That will bring the total number of plant consolidations to 166 by year-end, a recipe for disaster with so much change in one year.
Convention keynote speaker to be Rob Curley
April 30, 2013
Rob Curley will be the keynote speaker at the National Newspaper Association’s 127th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 12-15, 2013. He will address attendees during the Opening Breakfast and Flag Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 13 at the Arizona Grand Hotel & Resort.
Kidsville News! is excited to again sponsor NNA’s Newspaper And Education contest
May 14, 2013
Kidsville News!, a literacy and educational newspaper based in Fayetteville, NC, has stepped up to sponsor the National Newspaper Association’s 2013 Newspaper And Education contest. “Kidsville News! is very proud to be partnering with NNA to sponsor the NAE awards,” said Bill Bowman, president and founder of Kidsville News! ...
Newspapers face softened requirement in 2014 for Intelligent Mail barcodes
April 16, 2013
Newspapers claiming automation mailing rates for their Periodicals newspapers or Standard Mail flats not eligible for Enhanced Carrier Route rates face new hurdles on Jan. 26, 2014, as the U.S. Postal Service’s mandates for Full-Service Intelligent Mail Barcodes (IMbs) kick in. But National Newspaper Association President Merle Baranczyk said NNA’s efforts had built in new options for many newspapers to avoid the full impact.
USPS to continue Saturday delivery
April 10, 2013
The National Newspaper Association today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to continue Saturday mail delivery while it awaits postal reform legislation from Congress.
Phoenix is this year’s convention destination city
April 10, 2013
The National Newspaper Association will hold its 127th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix, AZ—The Valley of the Sun. So mark your calendars for Sept. 12-15, 2013, and plan to join us to meet friends old and new and learn about new trends in the industry.
NNA questions Donahoe about USPS delivery, service
April 10, 2013
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe faced challenges about declining service in rural areas from community newspaper publishers at the National Newspaper Association Postal Summit on March 14.
Statement by NNA on plant closings
April 1, 2013
National Newspaper Association President Merle Baranczyk said this week that community newspaper mail service would be further eroded by the U.S. Postal Service’s new announcement of mail plant closings and consolidations. USPS Vice President of Network Operations David Williams announced last week that USPS would accelerate closings originally planned for 2014.
