DaimlerChrysler Corp. Returns as Key Sponsor of the National Newspaper Publishers Association National Convention NNPA Celebrates its 65th Anniversary in Chicago CHICAGO, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaimlerChrysler Corp. continues its support of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) as the organization celebrates its 65th anniversary. This year's annual convention was held in Chicago, June 22-26, and attracted more than 400 community leaders, politicians, business professionals, publishers and editors. This year, DaimlerChrysler was also the signature sponsor for the event's forum on "The Black Press and the Black Church - Empowering the Community," led by Bishop T. D. Jakes. More than 4,000 people attended the June 23 event at Arie Crown. "DaimlerChrysler recognizes the critical role black newspapers have played in educating, informing and addressing issues imperative to the African- American community," said Jason Vines, Vice President - Chrysler Group Communications. "We hope to help preserve these publications by supporting the leadership of National Newspaper Publishers Association, and encouraging future generations of readers to support the value of the black press." For more than 10 years, DaimlerChrysler has affirmed its ongoing commitment to the publishers of the nation's black newspapers by supporting the NNPA's entrepreneurial spirit and outreach to their respective local community relations efforts. The National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America, is a 65-year-old federation of more than 200 Black community newspapers from across the United States. Since World War II, it has also served as the industry's news service, a position that it has held without peer or competitor since the Associated Negro Press dissolved in 1970. DATASOURCE: DaimlerChrysler Corp. CONTACT: Angela Ford, +1-248-512-2986, , or Michele Tinson, +1-248-512-0366, , both of DaimlerChrysler Corp. Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/ http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/

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