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
HR3076 would allow newspapers 50% sampling
Jun 1, 2021
The PSRA, HR 3076, would provide newspapers a concrete benefit: it would allow more mailing of sample newspapers to nonsubscribers. Presently, publishers are permitted to use sampling for recruitment of ...
News of starkly higher postage rates greets American public at start of holiday weekend
May 28, 2021
For community newspapers using Periodicals mail to reach readers, the average rate increase will be nearly 9%. The First-Class Stamp will move from 55 to 58 cents.
Senate to consider Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
May 20, 2021
The bill is a mirror version of HR 3076 that cleared the House Oversight and Reform Committee earlier this month. It would provide financial relief to the U.S. Postal Service by reforming retiree health ...
Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 promotes sustainable Universal Service
May 12, 2021
“This bill does not give us everything we want, nor one thing we really need, which is some assurance of postage rate stability,” Wesner said. “But it does open the door for much-needed ...
Must-do list for printing/mailing plants
May 1, 2021
Newspapers, share this with your printer/mailer
Pandemic payoffs: sample copies and public notices
May 1, 2021
The main issue facing the country and most of our communities is what it has been for more than a year: the coronavirus. We are in what is almost certainly the last chapter, immunization — but this ...
NNA Member Alert: More USPS mail processing plants set for closures, changes
Apr 30, 2021
Newspaper mailers should be aware that USPS is proceeding with shutdowns and repositioning of mail processing in 18 sorting facilities, targeted for this action by the Delivering for America plan announced ...
NNA adds voice to the call for Congressional action on USPS
Apr 1, 2021
Major changes are ahead for the U.S. Postal Service and newspaper mailers, with or without Congressional action on a postal reform plan, but legislative assistance could soften the blows to newspaper mailers. That ...
