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 Caroline H. Little named as new NAA president and CEO 
The NAA Board of Directors has appointed Caroline H. Little — a seasoned newspaper executive who has led innovative digital publishing companies — as the association’s president and CEO effective Sept. 6. She succeeds John F. Sturm, who headed the association for 16 years and recently announced his
retirement. Little draws upon more than 25 years of executive and legal experience, serving most recently as CEO/North America of Guardian News and Media Ltd. Prior to that, she was with Washington Post Newsweek Interactive. As publisher and CEO her last four years there, she guided the division to its first year of profitability and played a key role in integrating WPNI with other units of The Washington Post Co."Caroline brings an exceptional and highly relevant range of experience to NAA and our industry," said NAA Chairman Michael Reed, president and CEO of GateHouse Media Inc. "Her impressive executive track record in digital publishing for major newspaper companies, and her leadership in organizations like the Online Publishers Association and the Internet Advertising Bureau, were exactly what the NAA Board was seeking. Equally important, she shares our members' passion for journalism and their commitment to succeeding in the digital media landscape. We are very fortunate to have Caroline at the helm and look forward to the many contributions she will make in the years to come." MORE
Communications NAA redesigns website for improved search, discoverability Next week, NAA will launch the new version of NAA.org. Enhanced search and navigation will help users easily locate NAA tools and resources. A special section called "My NAA" will offer members the ability to manage account information, register for events and purchase the latest NAA products and publications. The new site also will feature contemporary graphics and visuals that highlight newspapers' digital transformation, in addition to updated multimedia and social sharing capabilities. Finally, the site will provide users with quick connections to other important Web properties, such as newspapermedia.com, the NAA mediaXchange and NAA Foundation websites, as well as NAA blogs, Newspaper CareerBank and Vendor Links. Note: When visiting the new site for the first time, users will be prompted to log in and change their passwords, even if they have checked "Remember Me" in the past.
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