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
Reminder: Statement of Ownership filing for October deadline
Sep 2, 2021
The publisher of each publication sent Periodicals Class Mail, including foreign publications accepted at Periodicals rates, must file Form 3526 by Oct. 1 of each year at the original entry post office. This ...
Advertising measurement rules from DMM and Customer Support Rulings compiled
Sep 1, 2021
Rules concerning ad measurement are shared below, with citations from the Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) and Customer Support Rulings (CSRs).
For Max Heath, it was about getting the newspapers delivered on time
Sep 1, 2021
I am sure I sat in a hundred meetings with Max over the three decades of our work together. I cannot count the times Max attended a convention with his wife, Ruth Ann, who knew when someone made a beeline ...
Centralized Account Processing System (CAPS) payment for postage ends; Inactive permit holders must act by Sept 30
Aug 27, 2021
For Periodicals, permits for users still on CAPS were targeted to be marked inactive on August 15 if payment systems had not migrated. Newspapers with inactive permits have until September 30 to contact ...
NNAF establishes Max Heath Postal Institute
Aug 26, 2021
The Max Heath Postal Institute becomes the new umbrella to train newspapers and printers for best uses of the mail in a rapidly-changing postal environment.
Postage rate increase will go into effect Aug. 29, Court says
Aug 25, 2021
The Court simply issued a statement that the petition was denied, without providing any reasoning for the decision.
PRC grants USPS deregulation of PO Box pricing
Aug 1, 2021
The Postal Regulatory Commission has allowed USPS to deregulate prices for PO Boxes in locations where a competitor is available within 5 miles of a post office. The deregulation will allow USPS to set ...
Promote gift subscriptions to grow circulation with sampling
Aug 1, 2021
Now is the time to start promoting gift subscriptions. People will start their holiday–to–buy lists in the coming months, so get in front of them now.
National Newspaper Association mourns the passing of postal guru Max Heath
Jul 28, 2021
The death of NNA’s Postal Chair Emeritus Max Heath, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on July 28 set off a period of mourning across the community newspaper industry.
