One year ago, the vulture hedge fund Alden Global Capital bought nearly a third of the stock in Tribune Publishing, one of the nation’s most venerable newspaper chains, owner of the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, the Hartford Courant and others.
Continue reading “A year under Alden’s grip, how is Tribune faring?”
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”
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sally Davidow, sdavidow@cwa-union.org
Sept. 11, 2020 – Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund known for pillaging newspapers, plans to expand its ownership stake in Tribune Publishing as soon as Jan. 1 and is shifting its business strategy to focus on digital subscriptions, according to internal company documents obtained by DFMworkers.org. Alden currently owns a 32 percent stake in the company and its hand-picked directors hold three of Tribune’s seven board seats. One is held by Alden’s patriarch and founder, Randall Smith. Continue reading “Alden Global Capital, known for plundering newspapers, plans to expand ownership of Tribune Publishing”
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September 2, 2020
There’s been no slowdown in Guild news during this summer’s pandemic as every week brings new challenges for us to fight and new units for us to represent.
The big news was in Pittsburgh, where the Post-Gazette newsroom voted 88-31 last month to call a strike – joining three other CWA units at the paper, who also voted in favor of striking.
Authorization for the Guild local to strike is now in the hands of the Guild Executive Council and the CWA Executive Board. President Chris Shelton, in consultation with vice presidents and local leaders, picks the strike date.
Continue reading “Newsletter: Pittsburgh members vote to strike, job opening and more organizing”
Aug. 24, 2020 – The journalists of Delaware’s News Journal and Delaware Online won union certification on Aug. 19 after a five-and-a-half-month battle with Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Staffers of Delaware’s News Journal win union certification”
By Dean Olsen
Aug. 6, 2020 – Readers called and emailed the Florida Times-Union over the past year with appreciation for the newspaper’s commitment to uncovering apparent secret deals behind the now-canceled attempt to sell the city of Jacksonville’s municipally-owned utility to a private entity. Continue reading “Watchdogs on furlough: A thwarted secret deal, an intensely local story”
July 27, 2020 – As pressure on Congress intensifies to renew emergency funding for individuals and industries whose finances have been devastated by COVID-19, NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss is urging Senate leaders to support the Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020 (S. 3718). The bipartisan bill would expand eligibility under the Paycheck Protection Program so that individual publications that are part of large chains would qualify for assistance. Continue reading “NewsGuild urges Senate leaders: Support S. 3718”
July 10, 2020 – Newspapers in every state received forgivable, low-interest loans through the Paycheck Protection Program to keep journalists working during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week by the Small Business Administration. Continue reading “Hundreds of newspapers got PPP loans”
June 23, 2020 – Two new units of The NewsGuild-CWA scored big victories on Tuesday, defeating union-busting efforts by Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Palm Beach, Southwest Florida News Guilds defeat Gannett’s union-busting efforts”
June 8, 2020 – Gannett shareholders rejected a proposal calling on the company to produce an annual report on its commitment to journalism on Monday. The proposal was offered by United Media Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Gannett shareholders reject Guild proposal for report on journalism”
