October 13, 2023

New co-sponsors added — 27 bipartisan representatives now supporting H.R. 4756

Thank you to these additional co-sponsors ...

Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]

Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

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Saluting additional winners of the 2023 Carmage Walls Commentary Prize

Alexander City (Alabama) Outlook General Manager Tippy Hunter (left) presents Lizi Arbogast Gwin, managing editor of The Outlook, with second place honors for column writing in the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize among newspapers under 35,000 circulation. In selecting her entry for honors, contest judges said she "wrote from the heart."

The Palm Beach Post Executive Editor Rick Christie (left) presents the America's Newspapers Carmage Walls Commentary Prize for Editorial Writing to Editorial Page Editor Tony Doris (center) and Editorial Writer Douglas C. Lyons (right). Doris and Lyons took third place in this year's competition for editorials about an issue that judges noted is top of mind in Florida.

Read more about all of the contest winners on the America's Newspapers website: https://newspapers.org/commentary-prize/

Welcoming a new member

A warm America's Newspapers welcome to our newest member:

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Company is a manufacturer of both newsprint and directory grades located in the Midwest.

Greg Buckardt is vice president - paper and can be reached at greg.buckardt@tbpulpandpaper.com.

Industry news

National Newspaper Association calls proposed new postal rates 'punitive'

The proposed Jan. 21, 2024, postage increase for community newspapers is nearly four times the rate increase proposed for other users of the mail. In an announcement last Friday, the United States Postal Service announced it expected a 7.3 percent increase for the local Within County mailing rate for newspapers.

People news

Las Vegas Review-Journal names new senior vice president of advertising sales

Longtime media executive Michael LaBonia was named senior vice president of advertising sales, effective immediately, Keith Moyer, publisher and editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, announced Tuesday.

America's Newspapers calendar

April 14-16, 2024 - News Industry Mega-Conference, Phoenix, Arizona

October 20-22, 2024 - Senior Leadership Conference, Charleston, South Carolina

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