Oct. 26, 2020 – What is a news organization without a physical room to meet in and how are cuts to local papers hurting communities?
That was the question asked by Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s Reliable Sources weekly program, on Oct. 25. Continue reading “Empty newsrooms: A symbol of what is being lost”
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on SaveTheNews.org on Oct. 20.
Oct. 21, 2020 – When the The Casper Star-Tribune this summer announced it would only print five editions per week — leaving Wyoming with not a single local newspaper that prints every day — it was “a symbolic punch” to the gut for the paper’s newsroom staff, former reporter Seth Klamann recalled. Continue reading “Wyoming: Without a Daily Paper Since 2020”
Oct. 16, 2020 – The journalists of Dallas Morning News and Al Día won a decisive victory on Friday, with 75 percent voting in favor of forming the Dallas News Guild. The 84-28 vote made them the only unionized newsroom in Texas. (But probably not for long! The Fort Worth NewsGuild announced a union campaign on Thursday.) Continue reading “Journalists of Dallas Morning News, Al Día win big, vote union”
Oct. 16, 2020 – Staffers of The Markup, a nonprofit digital publication that covers the ethics and impact of technology on society, announced Friday that they have formed Markup Union. It was the second union victory of the day, following an overwhelming vote by the journalists of the Dallas Morning News and Al Día to form the Dallas News Guild. Continue reading “Two wins in one day: Markup Union receives voluntary recognition”
Oct. 14, 2020 – Journalists of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram announced Wednesday that they are forming a union, becoming the latest in a wave of organizing campaigns across the industry. Continue reading “Journalists of Fort Worth Star-Telegram announce union drive”
A pay study by The New Yorker Union found a gender pay gap that especially affects women of color at the magazine. The study was based on information provided by the publication’s owner, Condé Nast, in September 2020. It was conducted as the union prepared to present pay proposals to management during bargaining for a first contract.
Continue reading “New Yorker Union pay study finds gender, racial pay gap”
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article was posted on SaveTheNews.org on Oct. 1, 2020.
Oct. 2, 2020 – A panel of news industry “big thinkers” offered an array of hopeful solutions to the crisis facing local journalism and issued a stirring call to action at a NewsGuild Town Hall on Sept. 30. Continue reading “Despite extinction-level threat to journalism, ‘Paths Forward’ Town Hall offers hopeful solutions”
But when community members gathered for a prayer service on the shores of Lake Michigan a few days after Blake was shot, the only reporter present was from the local paper, the Kenosha News.
Continue reading “Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less”
Sept. 28, 2020 – The journalists at the Lawrence Journal-World announced Monday they are forming a union to fight for the future of local news in Douglas County, Kan. Continue reading “Journalists of Lawrence Journal-World: ‘We’re forming a union’”
Sept. 28, 2020 – The digital journalists at The Seattle Times voted 10-0 to unionize in balloting that was tallied on Friday. They will join their print colleagues at the Times in the Pacific Northwest local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Seattle Times digital journalists vote to unionize”
