Missouri Press Association
Serving Missouri Newspapers Since 1867
Dues are collected for the calendar year, new members can pay for half a year if applying in June or after. Active membership dues are based on the formula listed below.
— Active (includes both print and digital). The news organization must be registered with the Missouri Secretary of State’s office, unless acting as a sole proprietor or general partnership. The names of the owner or owners must be publicly disclosed.
To be eligible for MPA membership, the news organization either must publish a printed edition at least weekly, or publish at least three locally produced articles weekly on its website or platform. The news organization must abide by the stated purpose of MPA: promoting and improving the profession of Journalism, and the development of the literature, history, science, information, skill and intellectual culture of the profession of Journalism and to make it more beneficial in every way to the people of the state. The news organization also must adhere to the quality, system and purpose of a newspaper.
A publication shall be published for at least one year, regularly and consecutively, prior to application for membership. It shall be published at least weekly.
News organizations applying for MPA membership will receive a provisional membership upon approval by the MPA board. The MPA board will vote on whether to affirm formal membership at the next regular board meeting. Any MPA member with a concern or grievance against a provisional member should notify the MPA office.
Print dues structure: 2% of advertising revenue placed by Missouri Press Service in your newspaper from November to October the year prior. (calculated at zero for new members) PLUS the net to paper cost of a full-page ad in your newspaper. A cap of $1,500 for non-weeklies (newspapers publishing 3 or more times a week) and a cap of $750 for weeklies.
Digital dues structure: $550 annually.
— Affiliate. Includes honorary members and individuals. Honorary members, such as past MPA presidents, will not be charged membership dues. Individual members, such as an employee of a newspaper or writer, or any person serving in an information capacity with any unit of government or business and instructors in journalism will be charged $50 annually for dues.
— Executive. Businesses or other corporate members supporting Missouri Press Association’s mission. Dues are $300 annually.
— Specialty Publication. Includes those publications, such as magazines, which do not fit into the Active category. Dues are $300 annually.
The annual dues to the Association for all classes of membership shall be set by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to determine the date for the annual payment of dues and to provide for special dues assessment. Special registration fees for special events and conventions conducted by the Association shall also be determined by the Board of Directors.
Members defined above as Active Print shall be entitled to one (1) vote in the affairs of the Association.
Every Member defined above as Active Print, Active Online, Active Specialty Publication, Active News Organization shall be entitled to: 1. Full legislative representation. 2. Legal advice from Hotline Attorney. 3. Receive Weekly Bulletin and Monthly MPA Magazine. 4. Listing in the Newspaper Directory (Online and in print.) 5. Discounts to attend annual convention, meetings, and training. 6. Central office consultation and services. 7. Advertising representation. 8. Eligibility to compete in MPA News and Advertising contests. 9. Various other member services. Friend of Missouri Press Members that qualify as Publications / Online Websites / News Organizations that hope to be approved for Active membership status may also receive the benefits stated above.
Every Member defined above as Active Print or Active Specialty Publication shall be required to send digital copies (PDFs) of every issue of your publication to MPA or MPA’s designee for archiving (i.e., State Historical Society) and for Advertising billing (tear sheets.) MPA encourages all newspapers to upload public notices to mopublicnotices.com. Newspapers not uploading agree to pay a per notice fee for a 3rd party, as designated by MPA, to upload their notices. This fee will be established and approved by the MPA board.