Archive for May 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 14, 2024Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org   Dear NNA member, This summer, the Postal Regulatory Commission will review the regulations that permit USPS to require postage increases twice a year.  NNA needs your help. Postage for Periodicals has increased by more than 35% since 2021. For some newspapers, the…

By Randy Evans | Executive Director, Iowa Freedom of Information Council You don’t often hear anyone extol the benefits of the Covid pandemic. But I did few weeks ago — when I stood before the Storm Lake Kiwanis club and talked about government transparency in Iowa. I did not wade into the debate over masks,…

The Iowa Newspaper Foundation and Iowa Freedom of Information Council are teaming up to on a new series of training videos this summer to help inform journalists about the laws affecting government meetings and access to government records. The library of videos will be archived by the INA staff and will be available at no…