NEWSPAPER ASSN OF AMERICA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	2	2
2005	—	5	3
2004	—	6	3
2003	—	7	4
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	4	3
2000	—	4	2
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
JACK FERGUSON ASSOC., INC.	—	6
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	9
CATALYST PARTNERS LLC	—	5
WEXLER \| WALKER, A UNIT OF HILL+KNOWLTON STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5
SMITH STRONG & SCHLESINGER	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	18
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	4
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Library of Congress (LOC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	11
Postal	Postal	8
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	4
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	3
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Constitution	Constitution	2
Advertising	Advertising	2
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1

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