National Newspaper Association

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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:

  • On the Postal Service’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee

  • Before the Postal Regulatory Commission

  • With the House Oversight and Government Committee

  • The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

Some of NNA’s achievements include:

  • Preserving the lowest commercial postage rate in the system—the Within County privilege—for community newspapers for more than 120 years

  • 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

  • Making sure a newspaper does not lose the privilege just because a postal carrier’s route wanders outside a county line

  • Gaining an extension for the requirement to shift to a new Intelligent Mail Barcode for automation discounts

  • Preserving next-day or better service standards for periodicals entered at local post offices or mail distribution facilities

NNA offers resources to navigate USPS' new newspaper bundling rules

Mar 6, 2025

NNA resources to help members navigate the new USPS bundling requirements

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An idea to save some postage, plus thoughts on the future of USPS

Mar 1, 2025

We came across a particular situation recently that allowed us to save a bit on delivery of subscriber papers to a retirement community in our town.

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NNA calls on Congressional oversight committees to address USPS proposed administration changes

Feb 26, 2025

Today, NNA Chair Martha Diaz Aszkenazy, publisher, The San Fernando Valley (California) Sun, and NNA's Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) representatives sent a letter to the leaders ...

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Trump said to be considering dissolving USPS Board of Governors

Feb 21, 2025

NNA is aware of reliable reports that the White House intends to try to dissolve the USPS Board of Governors and move the Postal Service back to a cabinet department.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces intention to leave USPS

Feb 18, 2025

Today, the United States Postal service issued a press release announcing that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has signaled that it is time for the USPS Board of Governors to identify a replacement.

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Bundles and the USPS

Feb 1, 2025

To refresh your memory, the Postal Service issued a proposed rule last summer that would require all flats bundles to be secured by two or more cross-strapped bands or be shrink-wrapped with two or ...

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NNA Postal Committee questions MTAC regarding newspaper bundling

Feb 1, 2025

At the January 15 Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meeting in Washington, D.C. ...

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No mail delivery January 9, 2025, for National Day of Observance for Former President Jimmy Carter

Jan 2, 2025

A National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President, Jimmy Carter.

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DeJoy covers his ears, but Congress is listening to NNA

Dec 18, 2024

Last week Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears in response to criticisms from members of Congress about service quality under his tenure, perhaps cementing his legacy of unresponsiveness and ...

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