NAA cuts staff, folds Presstime

The Newspaper Association of America last week cut staff and said it would no longer print copies of its magazine, Presstime.
NAA President and Chief Executive Officer John Sturm said in a memo that the group will now focus on three major areas of business: public policy, advocating newspaper advertising growth and outreach. Sturm said the NAA’s staff is now about a third of what it was a year ago; according to an article posted by Poynter, NAA now employs about 43 people.
Meantime, NAA said planning for mediaXchange 2010 remains under way and that the group expects to announce where the event will be held by month’s end. The show is slated to be held in Orlando, Fla.