National Newspaper Association Foundation
Promoting news literacy, protecting the First Amendment
and enhancing the capabilities of community newspapers
Postal Tips
The National Newspaper Association provides postal consulting services for its members.
We can help with:
- Interpretations of postal rules
- Understanding how to enter mail properly
- Assess steps you may be able to improve slow service
- Know whether you are eligible for Perodicals permits
- And unsnarl a host of other conundrums that arise when newspapers (and their shoppers/TMCs) are in the mail
Consulting assistance is a member-benefit. Membership includes a subscription to Publishers’ Auxiliary, featuring the monthly column, Postal Tips.
Is the mail still the best distribution option for community newspapers?
Oct 1, 2021
The past 18 months have not been happy ones for the U.S. Postal Service and its customers. Delivery service, particularly for out-of-county newspapers, has been alternating between mediocre and outright ...
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).
Most efficient newspaper and shopper mail could escape the worst of a harsh rate case
Jul 1, 2021
An extreme second rate case this year by new leadership in the Postal Service is bad news all around, if approved as proposed for August 29, 2021. However, if implemented, the most efficient mail would ...
Gaining new subscribers through sampling
Jun 1, 2021
A good way to increase your mail subscriptions is by sending sample copies of your newspaper to non-subscribers letting them see what they’re missing by not regularly reading the paper. Many publishers ...
Must-do list for printing/mailing plants
May 1, 2021
Newspapers, share this with your printer/mailer
Ready or not, Seamless Acceptance for Full Service Mailers is coming
Apr 1, 2021
Now, it appears that all Full Service mailers entering currently through their local BMEU, likely their local post office, will be verified using only automated sampling and verification processes beginning ...
Postal Q&A: COVID subscriber/requester expiration extended
Mar 1, 2021
Sample large number on small circ pubs
Postal Q&A: What are the steps to take when merging 2 smaller papers into 1?
Feb 1, 2021
NNA members jump hurdles while USPS handles surge in packages.
Higher postage rates are coming — here’s what you can do about it
Jan 5, 2021
NNA members surveyed in August indicated they were seeing service problems across the board in all mail classes, even for Within County.
