Romney, Obama to address Newspaper Association of America conference next week President Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) are among the featured guests at next week's Newspaper Association of America conference in Washington, D.C. The mediaXchange 2012 conference will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park from April 2-5. Obama and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde are expected to speak at the Associated Press annual meeting on Tuesday, April 3. Romney will address the NAA/American Society of Newspaper Editors luncheon on April 4, one day after the District, Maryland and Wisconsin primaries.