…Since GateHouse purchased Gannett and assumed its name in November 2019, it will have cut over half its workforce by the end of this year. Meanwhile, Mr. Reed’s compensation grew…
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Announcing union campaign, journalists of southwest Florida see hope for the future
…conditions resulting from a corporate merger between Gannett and GateHouse Media. “This has taken a toll on our working conditions,” they wrote. “We have lost skilled journalists, and in many…
Record-Courier journalists are unionizing
…counterparts at the Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository and Massillon Independent. The formerly family-owned newspaper was purchased in 2017 by GateHouse Media, which changed its name to Gannett following a…
Desert Sun journalists launch ULP strike to demand a fair contract
…local reporters since its merger with GateHouse in 2019. In 2022, Gannett cut nearly 20% of its journalism jobs, instituted unpaid furloughs and a hiring slowdown and suspended company contributions…
Arizona Republic Newsroom Votes to Unionize
…newsroom chose to unite to protect benefits, improve working conditions and win a seat at the table. A looming merger between Republic parent company Gannett and GateHouse Media aims to…
Newsletter: The Hill journalists launch union campaign, more workers under contract
…destroying civic life and hurting our readers’ ability to participate in our democracy. Remember, Apollo helped finance the merger of Gannett and Gatehouse in 2019. Members of the Washington State NewsGuild were insulted by…
Record-Courier staffers to vote on unionization
…newspaper was purchased in 2017 by GateHouse Media, which changed its name to Gannett following a corporate merger in 2019. Since the ownership change, several journalists have been laid off,…
Tired of watching co-workers come and go, Desert Sun’s journalists announce union campaign
…costly takeover by GateHouse Media. The Arizona Republic voted overwhelmingly to organize in 2019, and four Gannett newsrooms in Florida — the Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, Naples…
DOJ and FTC need to scrutinize news mergers
…cross ownership, laying out several examples where hedge fund Alden Global Capital purchased shares of Gannett, Gatehouse, Tribune Publishing and Lee Enterprises before making attempts to purchase each of them….
Here’s how you can support striking Guild members
…CEO Mike Reed this week. Under Reed’s stewardship of the company following the merger of GateHouse Media and Gannett Media in November 2019, newsrooms have been hollowed out, local news…