Founded | February 19, 1885 |
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Founder | Benjamin Briggs Herbert |
Type | Trade association |
Location | |
Area served | United States |
Members | c. 2,300 |
Website |
nnaweb |
[1] |
The National Newspaper Association (NNA) is a Pensacola, FL based non-profit newspaper trade association founded in 1885. [2] [3] The organization has over 2,300 members, making it the largest newspaper trade association in the United States. [4] The organization has two major offices, one in Columbia, Missouri, and the other in Falls Church, Virginia. [5]
The National Newspaper Association was founded by Benjamin Briggs Herbert on February 19, 1885, as the National Editorial Association (NEA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] [6] [7] The NEA's constitution was ratified after a meeting in 1886 and Benjamin Briggs Herbert was elected president of the organization. [8] [9] In 1891, Edwin William Stephens became the sixth president of National Editorial Association after a discussion at the organization's seventh annual convention. [9] [10] [11] The National Editorial Association changed its name to the National Newspaper Association after a Dallas, Texas meeting in 1964. [12]
Since the organization's founding, the National Newspaper Association has held an annual news convention. [13] [14] At the conventions, newspaper editors meet and discuss various publishing related topics. [15] [16] An informal convention had taken place in New Orleans after the organization's founding. [17] The organization's first formal convention took place on February 23, 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio. [18] [19]
Founded | February 19, 1885 |
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Founder | Benjamin Briggs Herbert |
Type | Trade association |
Location | |
Area served | United States |
Members | c. 2,300 |
Website |
nnaweb |
[1] |
The National Newspaper Association (NNA) is a Pensacola, FL based non-profit newspaper trade association founded in 1885. [2] [3] The organization has over 2,300 members, making it the largest newspaper trade association in the United States. [4] The organization has two major offices, one in Columbia, Missouri, and the other in Falls Church, Virginia. [5]
The National Newspaper Association was founded by Benjamin Briggs Herbert on February 19, 1885, as the National Editorial Association (NEA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] [6] [7] The NEA's constitution was ratified after a meeting in 1886 and Benjamin Briggs Herbert was elected president of the organization. [8] [9] In 1891, Edwin William Stephens became the sixth president of National Editorial Association after a discussion at the organization's seventh annual convention. [9] [10] [11] The National Editorial Association changed its name to the National Newspaper Association after a Dallas, Texas meeting in 1964. [12]
Since the organization's founding, the National Newspaper Association has held an annual news convention. [13] [14] At the conventions, newspaper editors meet and discuss various publishing related topics. [15] [16] An informal convention had taken place in New Orleans after the organization's founding. [17] The organization's first formal convention took place on February 23, 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio. [18] [19]