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What you lose when you lose local journalism

In a pair of interviews with Midday on WYPR, journalism advocates warned of the dangers facing communities that lose access to local news.

Fort Worth NewsGuild wins voluntary union recognition

Nov. 2, 2020 – The journalists of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram won voluntary recognition of their union on Monday, becoming the third McClatchy publication to do so this year.

Training: Trauma Awareness and Self Care

Oct. 28, 2020 – The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, will deliver a 75-minute training on trauma awareness and self care at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 9. The event is sponsored by the NewsGuild of New York and is open to all NewsGuild-CWA members. The training will be led by Bruce Shapiro, the Dart Center’s executive director, an investigative journalist and an expert on occupational health of journalists. Continue reading “Training: Trauma Awareness and Self Care”

Workers of Color Of Change win voluntary union recognition

Oct. 28, 2020 – Staffers of Color Of Change, one of the nation’s largest racial justice organizations, announced Wednesday that they have won voluntary union recognition from management. They will be represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Workers of Color Of Change win voluntary union recognition”

NewsGuild-CWA denounces DHS restrictions on foreign press visas

Oct. 27, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA, representing nearly 24,000 media professionals and journalists, stands with our colleagues at news organizations and journalism advocacy groups across the world in opposition to the proposal by the United States’ Department of Homeland Security to limit the duration of “I Visas” to 240 days. Continue reading “NewsGuild-CWA denounces DHS restrictions on foreign press visas”

Empty newsrooms: A symbol of what is being lost

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”

Wyoming: Without a Daily Paper Since 2020

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”

Journalists of Dallas Morning News, Al Día win big, vote union

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”

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”