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Industry Research

The National Newspaper Association monitors, evaluates and analyzes trends affecting the community newspaper industry through various forms of research. 

Two-thirds of residents in small towns and cities read community newspapers

Feb 3, 2014

About Two-thirds (67%) of residents in small U.S. communities in the United States read local newspapers ranging from 1 to 7 days a week, according to the 2013 Community Newspaper Readership Study conducted ...

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Survey: Community papers still tops for local news

Feb 25, 2013

Community newspaper readers, surveyed recently, still say they prefer their local papers for getting their news and information. The survey was conducted in small U.S. towns and cities where the circulation ...

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2012 Community Newspaper Readership Survey

Feb 25, 2013

The purpose of the 2012 NNA Community Newspaper Readership Survey was to continue to examine public attitudes, perceptions, and readership of editorial and advertising contents in local newspapers in small ...

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5 reasons why you should advertise with community newspapers

Download "5 Reasons Why You Should Advertise with Community Newspapers," a four-page, full-color brochure designed to help NNA members show the value of advertising in community newspapers to prospective ...

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NNA Advertising Survey Great Ad Ideas

Sep 11, 2012

The difficulty of finding good advertisers for community newspapers is not news to publishers. In an informal survey by the National Newspaper Association of how its member papers feel about advertising ...

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10 reasons why you should advertise with community newspapers

Download "10 Reasons Why You Should Advertise with Community Newspapers," an eight-page, full-color brochure designed to help NNA members show the value of advertising in community newspapers to prospective ...

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2011 Community Newspaper Readership Survey Report

Following consistent trends, the study shows that 74 percent of people in communities served by a newspaper with circulations under 15,000 read a local newspaper each week. 

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Advertise with community newspapers - Trifold

Download this six-page, full-color trifold brochure designed to help NNA members show the value of advertising in community newspapers to prospective advertisers.(Members only) Click here to download

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