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Two wins in one day: Markup Union receives voluntary recognition

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”

New Yorker Union pay study finds gender, racial pay gap

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.

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Despite extinction-level threat to journalism, ‘Paths Forward’ Town Hall offers hopeful solutions

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”

Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Sept. 28, 2020, on  SaveTheNews.org.
By Dean Olsen
Oct. 1, 2020 – Reporters from 75 or more news outlets across the United States descended on Kenosha, Wisconsin, to cover emotional and sometimes violent protests in the days after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back multiple times by Kenosha police.

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.

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Town Hall Sept. 30 – Saving The News: Paths Forward

Sept. 24, 2020 – The business model that sustained American journalism for roughly 240 years is collapsing and The NewsGuild must be part of the solution. So join us for a panel discussion with some of the leading thinkers on the state of the news industry in America and how to build a sustainable future for our work.

Guild members: Register here by 5 p.m. to join NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss at 7 p.m. ET Weds., Sept. 30, for “Save the News: Paths Forward.” Guild members who register through Zoom will be able to ask questions via chat. The panel also will be streamed on Facebook. Continue reading “Town Hall Sept. 30 – Saving The News: Paths Forward”