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Contest deadline, June 1, enter now — don’t delay
Newsprint tariffs threaten newspaper industry, bipartisan group of ten senators introduce “PRINT” Act to protect publishers
Now is the time to get your contest entries in. The deadline is quickly approaching! The early bird discount may have expired, but individual entry fees for BNC categories 10 - 29, and advertising categories 1 - 12 are still at a very reasonable rate of $10 per entry.
In case you missed it, this year the ANA contest committee, over a period of several meetings, made some new improvements and updates to the yearly contest. One of the biggest and most noticeable updates is that you will no longer have to mail in any of your entries. ANA has joined in along with the majority of other news media associations and converted our contest to an e-operation only. The contest system (ACES) can
accept entry files up to 100MB per entry. Files larger than 100MB should be uploaded to Google Drive, Drop Box, issuu.com, etc., or your own hosting site. BUT, remember all URLs must remain active and accessible until October 7. Other updates included: NEW PRICING FEES: In an effort to encourage greater participation, the committee implemented an early bird rate of just $9*per entry, May 1 thru 15, 2018. Then, May 16 to close of contest, entries return to the regular price of just $10*. After that, a $12 late fee would apply to entries submitted (by approval only). NEW CATEGORIES: The special sections and newspaper supplement or magazine competition received an update too. Those will now be two separate categories: Special Sections, (BNC #7) and Newspaper Supplement or Magazine (BNC #8). NEW Divisions: Beginning in 2018 the contest will now have two separate divisions: – Professional Newspapers – College Newspapers/News Organizations Colleges** will still adhere to all See 2018 CONTEST, page 2
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The PRINT Act would suspend new tariffs currently being imposed on imported uncoated groundwood paper from Canada, which is the primary source of newsprint and other paper used by domestic newspapers, book publishers and commercial printers. Simultaneously, the legislation would require the Department of Commerce to review the economic health of the printing and publishing industries. Newspapers and printers across the United States have told Congress that the new import tariffs – as high as 32 percent – would jeopardize the viability of the industry and threaten to decimate the U.S. paper industry’s customer base. Many local newspapers and printers that use uncoated groundwood paper have experienced price increases and a disruption in supply since preliminary countervailing and antidumping duties were assessed earlier this year. Even as the Commerce Department investigation is ongoing, the duties are already being collected on imports, causing immediate economic harm to See Print Act, page 11
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