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Gannett can’t be trusted to invest in journalists as it begs for special powers
Today Gannett announced that it is soon planning to cut jobs after CEO Mike Reed said the company was “facing strong headwinds” after reporting their second quarter financials. “Gannett has clearly shown it cannot be trusted to invest in journalists or its newsrooms and is prioritizing shareholders and executives over journalism,” said NewsGuild President Jon … Continue reading Gannett can’t be trusted to invest in journalists as it begs for special powers The post Gannett can’t be trusted to invest in journalists as it begs for special powers first appeared on The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA. — Aug 4
Reuters journalists walk off the job, demand better pay
Nearly 300 journalists at Reuters, the global news agency, walked off the job today for 24 hours in protest of management’s slow-walking contract renewal negotiations, the first major labor action by journalists at the company in more than 30 years. Reuters journalists, photographers, videographers, copy editors, producers and technicians are represented by The NewsGuild of … Continue reading Reuters journalists walk off the job, demand better pay The post Reuters journalists walk off the job, demand better pay first appeared on The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA. — Aug 4
Guild and others challenge Standard General’s attempt to takeover local news broadcaster and cut jobs
The NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA, the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry and Common Cause again challenged Standard General’s continuing efforts to take over local news broadcaster TEGNA in a Monday filing before the Federal Communications Commission. Announcing a June petition urging the FCC to reject the takeover attempt, NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss said, “Local news … Continue reading Guild and others challenge Standard General’s attempt to takeover local news broadcaster and cut jobs The post Guild and others challenge Standard General’s attempt to takeover local news broadcaster and cut jobs first appeared on The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA. — Aug 1
Newsletter: Our companies are lobbying for billions. Journalists deserve a piece.
Subscribe to the Guild’s newsletter here. Did you see the ads and editorials starting last week calling for the passage of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act? The News Media Alliance, which lobbies for news publishers, launched a blitz to pass the bill, which would give news companies collective bargaining rights to negotiate fees from … Continue reading Newsletter: Our companies are lobbying for billions. Journalists deserve a piece. The post Newsletter: Our companies are lobbying for billions. Journalists deserve a piece. first appeared on The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA. — Jul 26
NewsGuild to Biden: Stand with journalists and reject local news takeover
The Biden administration has a clear choice: It can stand with journalists and the American people or it can stand with anonymous foreign investors and Wall Street mega-funds, The NewsGuild told the president in a July 25 letter. The Department of Justice and agencies that review foreign investments should reject the proposed takeover of TEGNA, … Continue reading NewsGuild to Biden: Stand with journalists and reject local news takeover The post NewsGuild to Biden: Stand with journalists and reject local news takeover first appeared on The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA. — Jul 25

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