"You may not be aware of it but newspaper ads cost money."

i am very familiar with how advertising works, newspaper and otherwise. i have read the article in the first post and several others i found on the web and nowhere do i see this "statement" referred to as an advertisment or as being printed as such in a newspaper. all the articles i read refer to it as a statement that will be released in washington on wednesday. i would presume it would be reported as news due do the distinguished nature of the signees.
do you have any source showing that this will be introduced as a paid advertisment in newspapers across the country dougR?