The Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAAF) has announced that it will merge with the American Press Institute in an effort to combine resources and better serve the newspaper industry in North America. The merged organization will focus on representing the needs of the industry and providing further leadership and professional development training.

“By combining, NAAF and API create a unique industry opportunity to intensify a critical focus on extending the strengths of our print, digital and niche assets in a changing media landscape,” said Tom Silvestri, chair of the API Board of Directors. “The new organization will better serve the newspaper industry with inspiration and help in an era of transformation."

The board of directors for the new organization will combine representation from the current API Board of Directors and the current NAAF Board of Trustees. Mark Newhouse, executive vice president/newspapers of Advance Publications Inc. will act as chairman and Bob Weil, vice-president of operations for The McClatchy Co., will serve as vice chairman.

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