NATIONAL WEEKEDUCATION

National Newspaper Week

National Newspaper Week tips its ink-stained cap to the newspapers that inform, entertain, and hold communities together, from small-town weeklies to big-city dailies.

WHEN

October 4-10

Roots: Founded in 1940 by the Newspaper Association Managers, the trade group for press associations
Hashtag: #NationalNewspaperWeek

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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

Read It in Print

Spread the Sunday paper across the table and read it the old-fashioned way, coffee in hand, no screens allowed.

WITH FRIENDS

Clip and Share

Clip a favorite article or comic and mail it to a friend with a handwritten note about why it made you think of them.

AT WORK OR SCHOOL

Honor the Student Paper

Post a thank-you note in the break room for the student paper or local daily, and invite a reporter to speak to the class.

Fast facts

1940Held the first full week of October, a tradition unbroken since 1940

1704America's first newspaper, the Boston News-Letter, was published by John Campbell in 1704

The story

Every October, the printing presses get their flowers. National Newspaper Week, celebrated the first full week of October, is a week-long salute to the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada, and it has been going strong since 1940.

Read the full story

The week was founded by the Newspaper Association Managers, the trade group for press associations across North America. Its early years put the spotlight on the dangers of losing a free press, as editors watched dictators crush newspapers across Europe. The message then is the message now: a free and independent press is worth defending.

From the Boston News-Letter of 1704 to today's community papers, newspapers have been the watchdog, the record book, the calendar, and the storyteller all in one. This week, celebrate the reporters, editors, carriers, and readers who keep the ink flowing.