Newspaper Industry News

NNA and Library of Congress U.S. ISSN Center assisting NNA members with ISSN

Aug 31, 2022

There is a possibility that the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) now being considered before Congress may define eligible newspaper participants as those with an ISSN number.

A newspaper editor cries for help, in a surprisingly frank way, and gets it; his embarrassed publisher is glad he did

Oct 1, 2022

Under a headline reading, "Will you cheer the death of an institution or come to its aid?" Editor Chad Hobbs told how the paper was suffering from social media, a boycott by some advertisers upset about ...

Make the business of news personal

Oct 1, 2022

It is incredibly difficult to get people to pay for news, for quality features, even as we continue to invest in them. I find it telling, and sobering, that we cannot even convince future journalists to ...

Marketing mail accounts for 57% of US household mail, US Postal Service study says

Oct 1, 2022

Households in the U.S received 104.2 billion pieces of mail last year, but sent out only 7.1 billion pieces, according to the recently released Household Mail Study by the U.S. Postal Service.

NNA members to lead discussions on circulation ideas

Oct 1, 2022

Newspaper staffs from across the U.S. will be gathering in San Francisco, California, Oct. 6-8, to meet with industry colleagues, share ideas and take ideas as part of the 136th Annual Convention & ...

Remembering legacy columnists; if your newspaper wants to revive the tradition, here are a few tips ...

Oct 1, 2022

My journalism professors and mentors from half a century ago would be rolling over in their graves over the idea that newspapers should not contain regular, robust editorial pages.

Stevens County Times shares recent community giveaway

Oct 1, 2022

Thank you to Shelly Anfinson, publisher of the Stevens County Times in Morris, Minnesota, for sharing photos of the Time's recent giveaways at the Stevens County Fair.

Local news empowers us to know and exercise our freedoms

Sep 29, 2022

First Amendment questions come up in people’s lives each day across the country. When local newspapers cover these issues it empowers civic engagement. That’s why The Tennessean, with funding ...