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Layoffs, buyouts across DFM newspaper chain follow hedge fund’s profit-extraction strategy

UPDATE: Total buyouts in San Jose this week now stand at 15, at least 9 of whom are NewsGuild-represented, bringing total job losses for the Bay Area News Group this week to at least 27.

By Julie Reynolds

Feb. 2, 2018 – Recent company-wide layoffs at Digital First Media newspapers are part of a calculated strategy to extract maximum profits in the next two to three years before shutting down or selling the chain, a prominent news business analyst said Wednesday. Continue reading “Layoffs, buyouts across DFM newspaper chain follow hedge fund’s profit-extraction strategy”

‘Thank God We Have These Journalists’

Jan. 25, 2018 – “Thank God we have these journalists,” Michigan prosecutor Angela Povilaitis said in a statement to the court before Dr. Larry Nassar was sentenced in the worst sexual abuse scandal in sports history. Continue reading “‘Thank God We Have These Journalists’”

After 6 Acquittals, Charges Dropped for 129; Charges Linger for Others in Inauguration Day Protests

Jan. 22, 2018 – Press freedom advocates won an important victory when photojournalist Alexei Wood was found not guilty of charges stemming from Inauguration Day protests. Five other defendants were also exonerated, and charges were subsequently dropped against 129 others who were awaiting prosecution. Continue reading “After 6 Acquittals, Charges Dropped for 129; Charges Linger for Others in Inauguration Day Protests”

L.A. Times Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Union

Jan. 19, 2018 – The results are in: Newsroom employees at the Los Angeles Times voted 248-44 to join The NewsGuild-CWA, ending 136 years of unfettered rule by management. Those voting in favor of the union captured 85 percent of the vote. Continue reading “L.A. Times Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Union”

Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh Slams Post-Gazette Editorial

Jan. 18, 2018 – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has taken the unusual step of slamming an editorial that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Martin Luther King Day.

“As a matter of course, the Guild does not weigh in on editorial positions, but this piece is so extraordinary in its mindless, sycophantic embrace of racist values and outright bigotry espoused by this country’s President that we would be morally, journalistically, and humanly remiss not to speak out against it,” the local wrote in a Jan. 16 letter to the editor. Continue reading “Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh Slams Post-Gazette Editorial”

Click Goals: For journalists, the pressure is always there. But are they improving reporting?

By Martha Waggoner, NewsGuild International Chairperson

Continue reading “Click Goals: For journalists, the pressure is always there. But are they improving reporting?”

Journalism Is Not a Crime: Release Myanmar Reporters

Jan. 12, 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA is adding its voice to the growing calls to release two Reuters journalists who were detained in Myanmar under an outdated and unjust law simply for doing their jobs. Continue reading “Journalism Is Not a Crime: Release Myanmar Reporters”

Ballot Counting Set for Jan. 19 in L.A. Times Union Vote

Jan. 5, 2018 – After 136 years in business, the Los Angeles Times saw its first union election on Jan. 4, with more than 200 employees voting. Ballots will be counted on Jan. 19, after approximately 45 employees who work offsite are given the opportunity to vote by mail. Continue reading “Ballot Counting Set for Jan. 19 in L.A. Times Union Vote”

With Union Vote set for Jan. 4, Anticipation Builds at L.A. Times; Messages of Support Pouring In

Jan. 2, 2018 – With a crucial union vote set for Thursday, Jan. 4, anticipation is building among newsroom employees at the L.A. Times. The vote will determine whether workers at the prestigious news organization form a local of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Continue reading “With Union Vote set for Jan. 4, Anticipation Builds at L.A. Times; Messages of Support Pouring In”

Bureau of Immigration Appeals Will Reconsider Request for Asylum of Mexican Journalist

Dec. 29, 2017 – The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals has agreed to reconsider the asylum petition of Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist who faces near-certain death if he is forced to return to Mexico. The decision follows a campaign by more than 20 press freedom organizations, including The NewsGuild-CWA, supporting his request for asylum. Continue reading “Bureau of Immigration Appeals Will Reconsider Request for Asylum of Mexican Journalist”