National Newspaper Week is Oct. 6-12; this year's theme celebrates freedom of the press from the First Amendment

The 79th annual National Newspaper Week is Oct. 6-12 this year; the theme for 2019 is "Think F1rst—Know Your 5 Freedoms," a celebration of freedom of the press as guaranteed by the First Amendment.

The event is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers, the consortium of North American trade associations representing newspapers on the state, regional and national level. The "Think F1rst" theme is an extension of a campaign developed in 2018 by Media of Nebraska; a number of other state broadcast and press associations adopted and expanded the program, relaunching it on a nationwide level in August 2019.

Organizers have provided a host of free resources you can use to help your local paper observe the week, including editorials, editorial cartoons, studies about the importance of journalism, and links to related sources like Trusting News and the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. For more information on National Newspaper Week, click here.