Publisher's Auxiliary

NNA industry alert — July 8, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynne Lance, lynne@nna.org The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing on USPS reform fell short of expectations for those hoping to see a serious discussion about the future of the nation's mail system.

Chip Hutcheson What has been your best learning experience? What was the situation and what did you learn from it? Even though it was almost 60 years ago, I’ll never forget the assignment in a reporting class at the University of Kentucky my junior year. We walked into the classroom, and the professor said he was going to play a recording of a speech. We were to listen to it, then our assignment was to write a story about it — and we were to have it written within 30 minutes.

Jim Pumarlo Journalists are paid to be curious. One reporter, remembering his editor’s nose for news, recalled, “If he saw a city crew digging up a sidewalk, he’d stop and ask, ‘What are you doing’?” Often, other passers-by likely wondered, too. Inquisitiveness is at the core of delivering everyday news that is on the minds of readers. In short, always be on the lookout and examine what’s happening around you. Check out everything; take nothing for granted.

Teri Saylor Special to Publishers' Auxiliary Like the mythical phoenix reborn from the ashes of its former self, the Palisadian-Post has made its triumphant return in Los Angeles. The 98-year-old newspaper was closed in the wake of the devastating Pacific Palisades fire that destroyed most of its commercial district in 2025 and displaced most of its residents. Instead of returning to readers’ newspaper boxes, though, the Palisadian-Post is now popping up in their inboxes.

Judges have submitted their results and winners of the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2026 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest are posted below. Winners will be recognized at the awards ceremony held Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, during NNAF’s 140th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Detroit, Michigan. To register to attend the awards, please go to https://www.nnafoundation.org/convention.

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Join us for a webinar on Zoom on Thursday, July 23, at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT. Content creators are not the competition, they're collaborators. As audience behavior shifts toward personality-driven platforms and influencer-led discovery, local publications have a real opportunity to extend their editorial reach, event visibility, and brand relevance through strategic creator partnerships.

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NNA industry alert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynne Lance, lynne@nna.org Prior to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on USPS reform hearing, the National Newspaper Association submitted a statement to the committee and met with committee staff to share concerns about rising postal costs, declining service performance, and the impact these issues are having on community newspapers and the customers who rely on them.

John Foust We all discuss information with other people, whether it’s with an advertising client, a prospect or a coworker. And because people have different levels of understanding, it’s easier to get in step with some than with others. According to the textbook, “Management of Training Programs,” which was researched at New York University, there are four stages of competence. It’s easy to visualize them as four steps on a staircase. Perhaps this personal story will help in visualizing them.