Why major news organizations bury worker stories
Tom Cantlon of DCReport.org writes about the lack of labor coverage at major news organizations. Cantlon reports, “The New York Times has no labor section. If you search for labor news it connects to stories tagged as “Labor Role In Politics”. Recent stories list almost nothing truly worker focused. They are about the controversies the Secretary of […]
Hollywood Reporter promotes Kilkenny to enterprise reporter
Katie Kilkenny, labor and media reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, has been promoted to enterprise reporter, TV and labor. A Reporter story states, “In her expanded position, Kilkenny will cover the business of television development and production while seeking out scoops and enterprise stories across the streaming landscape. She will serve as an additional presence in […]
Fortune staffers approve first contract
Unionized editorial staff at Fortune have won their first contract for both digital and print employees, a deal that lifts wages a total of 11% for the life of the deal, sets new salary standards, provides job security protections, and more. The Fortune Union, which represents nearly two dozen writers, reporters, producers, editors, and artists, […]
CNET, PCMag, Mashable staffers issue vote of no confidence
Unionized journalists at Ziff Davis brands including PCMag, CNET, Mashable and more have overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in company executive vice president and tech group general manager Kate Gutman. The collective action from workers at the company comes in response to multiple rounds of layoffs during the last two years. Leadership at […]
MLex, FTCWatch journalists join NewsGuild of New York
Editorial workers at LexisNexis regulation news websites MLex US and FTCWatch are joining The NewsGuild of New York as part of Law360 Union. The 22 journalists at MLex and FTCWatch – news organizations that provide analysis and reporting on regulatory risk for businesses, law firms, and corporations – first organized in 2022 as part of […]
Child labor abuse coverage wins Sidney Award
Robert J. Lopez, Barbara Davidson and Lorena Iñiguez Elebee win the December Sidney Award for their two-part series exposing child labor abuses on California farms, produced in partnership with Capital & Main, the Los Angeles Times and the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Experts estimate that between […]
Pay disparity increases at Forbes, union study says
Unionized journalists of color at Forbes magazine continue to be paid significantly less – and stay on staff for significantly shorter periods of time – than their white counterparts, according to a new study by Forbes Union and The NewsGuild of New York. In its third year analyzing newsroom worker data, the Forbes Union’s pay equity […]
Business Insider journalists to hold rally protesting AI usage
Unionized journalists at Business Insider will hold a rally at 1 p.m. Thursday outside company headquarters at One Liberty Plaza in New York to protest management’s planned rollout of artificial intelligence-generated news stories. Earlier this year, Business Insider president Barbara Peng announced mass layoffs of 26% of union-represented jobs and vowed that the company would be […]
Politico/E&E News journalists win AI arbitration case
labor clabor covUnionized journalists at Politico and E&E News (PEN Guild) announced Monday a major victory in their arbitration case against management over the company’s unilateral introduction of artificial intelligence tools that bypassed negotiated safeguards and undermined core journalistic standards. In a detailed decision, the arbitrator found Politico violated the collective bargaining agreement when it […]
Bloomberg’s Eidelson wins Sidney Award
Josh Eidelson has won the October Sidney Award for his feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant.” The story documents the massive cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a small workplace research agency that contributes billions of dollars of value to the U.S. economy. Unlike its cousin OSHA, NIOSH is […]
