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Jeff Sigmund
Communications Manager
(571) 366-1088
Jeff.Sigmund@naa.org
March 11, 2008
INTERNATIONAL COLOR QUALITY CLUB ANNOUNCES 50 NEW MEMBERS FOR 2008-2010
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Arlington, Va. – The Newspaper Association of America and Ifra have announced 50 new members of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club for 2008–2010. The winners were chosen among 198 newspapers from 39 countries that participated in the worldwide newspaper printing quality competition organized jointly by Ifra, NAA and the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association at two-year intervals since 1994.
Newspapers entered the competition to benchmark their printing and reproduction quality on an international scale. In addition to submitting sample copies from their daily production, they were required to print two test targets, an editorial image and a digital ad. In a three-staged process, the test targets were measured against a standard colour gamut, the print reproduction quality of the daily newspaper was evaluated and the INCQC test prints were presented to a nine-member international jury for judgement.
The best 50 newspaper titles that have achieved membership in the International Club will be honored at a ceremony during NEXPO 2008 in Washington, D.C.
The North American regional winners will be recognized in two categories, less than 100,000 circulation, and greater than 100,000 circulation. Awards will be presented at NAA’s NEXPO 2008 (held as part of NAA’s Capital Conference). The Capital Conference will be held April 12-16 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
The evaluation sheets will be mailed in early April. For more information about the International Newspaper Color Quality Club, visit www.colorqualityclub.org. For a list of new Color Quality Club members, visit http://www.naa.org/Resources/Articles/Tech-Ops-International-Newspaper-Color-Quality-Club-INCQC-2008-2010-List-of-Winners.aspx.
About NAA:
NAA is a nonprofit organization representing the $59 billion newspaper industry and more than 2,000 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. Most NAA members are daily newspapers, accounting for 87 percent of the U.S. daily circulation. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., the Association focuses on six key strategic priorities that affect the newspaper industry collectively: marketing, public policy, diversity, industry development, newspaper operations and readership. Information about NAA and the industry also may be found at naa.org.
About Ifra: Ifra (www.ifra.com) is the world's leading organisation for newspaper and media publishing with ten locations worldwide. It has been registered since 1961 as an association with headquarters in Darmstadt and acts as the platform for decision-makers from the newspaper industry. A Board comprising publishers as well as central, regional and specialised committees drawn from Ifra member companies steer the work of the association.
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