…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…
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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…
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…
America’s journalists want the JCPA to support journalism jobs, not hedge funds
…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…
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…
America needs stronger reviews of news company mergers
Gannett and GateHouse merged in 2019. Alden Global Capital gobbled up Tribune Publishing in 2021. Alden made a play for Lee Enterprises in 2022 – and may make another. “Consolidation…
Gannett shareholders reject Guild proposal for report on journalism
…United Media Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA. The meeting, held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, was the first since the GateHouse-Gannett merger. “The report would give shareholders a comprehensive…
Unions, public interest advocates thwart hedge fund’s attempted takeover of local news and set groundbreaking FCC precedent
…also financed the disastrous merger of Gatehouse and Gannett in 2019, resulting in a large debt load and a 56% cut of jobs at both companies since the merger just…
Desert Sun journalists win union vote
…organizing drives in newsrooms across the country, including at Gannett, which merged with GateHouse Media in a private equity-funded takeover in 2019. The company has laid off workers and frozen…
Newsletter: Miami walks out, Buzzfeed authorizes a strike and Condé union gets bigger
…this takeover further erode the number of local journalists in the U.S.? Remember, Apollo helped finance the Gannett-Gatehouse merger and since then we’ve lost thousands more journalists. Members of the…