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Celebrating the role of newspapers in protecting free speech
Caroline Little Newspaper Association of America
Where would we be as a nation without the freedom of speech?
After all, according to the annual State of the First Amendment survey, it is by far America's favorite freedom and our most important right. In that survey, 47 percent voted for free speech, compared to 10 percent for the next closest right, freedom of religion. It is only appropriate that we dedicate a week to celebrating free speech.
The freedom to express ourselves and speak our minds is an inextricable part of a strong democracy. When you have a government directed by its citizens, it is critical that those citizens be engaged and informed. Indeed, our founding fathers recognized the critical need for the free flow of information.
It is equally important that citizens have the freedom and the avenue to challenge the government and its representatives, discuss key issues, and be absolutely assured that their voices are heard. Read more
National Newspaper Association Continues Fight Against Unfair Postal Rate Increases
The National Newspaper Association, America's alliance of community weekly and daily newspapers, this week continues a multi-front attack against unfair postage rate increases with litigation at the Postal Regulatory Commission and strong grassroots work on Capitol Hill.
NNA has joined the Affordable Mail Alliance at the PRC to object to the planned "exigency" postage increase proposed for January. NNA and others are arguing that the U.S. Postal Service has overstated the amount of its financial losses created by the Great Recession. Read more
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Who expected a virtual coming-out party for the newspaper industry in late 2013? In the past several weeks, we've seen new newspaper owners proudly raising the flags of their new enterprises, speaking grandly of their futures and spouting that most legacy of commodities: optimism for the future. Read more AAM Releases New Newspaper Statistics The Alliance for Audited Media today released its semiannual Snapshot Report detailing the print and digital circulation of 630 U.S. newspapers, and there are no surprises at the top of the list of largest newspapers. Read more Free Flow of Information Act gains toehold WASHINGTON-The Free Flow of Information Act moved successfully through the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with a 13-5 vote in September. All members of the committee voted in favor of the bill except for Sens. Jeff Sessions, R-AL, Jeff Flake, R-AZ, John Cornyn, R-TX, Michael S. Lee, R-UT, and Ted Cruz, R-TX. The bill brings with it the hope that Congress will provide federal statutory protection for journalists. The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 is not the first bill of its kind to find itself in the Senate pipeline. Similar bills have been introduced but none have become law. This particular bill, S. 987, was amended by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, and Richard Durbin, D-IL. The amendment narrows the definition of those people protected by the bill in deference to national security concerns. Read more
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