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”

Despite extinction-level threat to journalism, ‘Paths Forward’ Town Hall offers hopeful solutions

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article was posted on SaveTheNews.org on Oct. 1, 2020.

Oct. 2, 2020 – A panel of news industry “big thinkers” offered an array of hopeful solutions to the crisis facing local journalism and issued a stirring call to action at a NewsGuild Town Hall on Sept. 30. Continue reading “Despite extinction-level threat to journalism, ‘Paths Forward’ Town Hall offers hopeful solutions”

Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Sept. 28, 2020, on  SaveTheNews.org.

But when community members gathered for a prayer service on the shores of Lake Michigan a few days after Blake was shot, the only reporter present was from the local paper, the Kenosha News.

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Town Hall Sept. 30 – Saving The News: Paths Forward

Sept. 24, 2020 – The business model that sustained American journalism for roughly 240 years is collapsing and The NewsGuild must be part of the solution. So join us for a panel discussion with some of the leading thinkers on the state of the news industry in America and how to build a sustainable future for our work.

Guild members: Register here by 5 p.m. to join NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss at 7 p.m. ET Weds., Sept. 30, for “Save the News: Paths Forward.” Guild members who register through Zoom will be able to ask questions via chat. The panel also will be streamed on Facebook. Continue reading “Town Hall Sept. 30 – Saving The News: Paths Forward”

The NewsGuild Launches ‘Save The News’ Advocacy Campaign

May 18, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA launched a new advocacy campaign, Save The News, on Monday, to make the case that local newsrooms must be included in future federal recovery efforts to support essential industries. Check out a dedicated website here and volunteer to get involved. Continue reading “The NewsGuild Launches ‘Save The News’ Advocacy Campaign”