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South Dakota Newspaper Association represents the state's 130 weekly and daily newspapers.

Through South Dakota Newspaper Services, a business affiliate of SDNA, we can assist you to:

  • Place advertising in any or all South Dakota newspapers, their Web sites and other online venues.

  • Distribute news releases and other information to newspaper editors statewide.

  • Also, track and monitor what is published in South Dakota newspapers through the South Dakota Newspaper Clipping Service.

 



SDNA News

SDNA Board Opposes Ending Saturday Mail Delivery
Jul 20, 2010

The SDNA Board of Directors voted July 15 to oppose the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery nationwide.

The SDNA Board agreed that the loss of Saturday mail delivery would be harmful to not only newspapers that publish and deliver editions on Saturday, but to all its 130 member newspapers.

SDNA Board members emphasized that timely mail delivery is vital to South Dakota newspapers, which depend heavily on the Postal Service to deliver their publications to subscribers.

“Timeliness of news is vital to the success of our newspapers. It's not news anymore if our subscribers do not receive our newspapers in a reasonable amount of time,” said SDNA President Doug Card, publisher of the Britton Journal and Langford ...
 
Latest Issue of South Dakota Newspapers on the Street
Jun 16, 2010

The latest issue SDNA's newspaper is printed and distributed. You can also find it online. Check it out today.
 
Newspaper Advertising Works for Businesses and Consumers
May 17, 2010

Newspapers continue to be the dominant medium for businesses looking to reach customers and for consumers looking to buy goods and services. Consider the latest facts:

• 96 percent of newspaper readers read the retail ads in the paper. (40 percent always and 33 percent frequently.)

• 41 percent of households that read newspapers bought clothing because of a newspaper ad in the last 30 days.

• 82 percent of those who ran a newspaper classified ad got results from their ad. (40 percent sold the product or service they advertised. 42 percent received many calls from their classified ad.)

• The local newspaper continues to be the overwhelming primary source for retail store advertising information, information about sales and where to shop. Newspapers far outpace radio, TV ...