Journalism pays the bills; Star Wars until I die. Sarasota native and @Heraldtribune + @dbnewsjournal planner. @sarasotaguild steward + @cwa3108 member. He/him
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Congratulations and solidarity! Worker power at work.
Alan Shaw retweeted
What value to readers does a computer-generated highlight add? Our whole business is built on trust; can we trust an AI?
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If the news that our CEO made 76 times as much as the average employee of the company in 2023 sounds bad, it could be worse.
In fact that’s what The Palm Beach Post and The Shiny Sheet's corporate owner, @Gannett, wants.
My last Gannett raise was 1.75% in 2019.
Gannett's CEO Mike Reed got a 14% raise last year while the median pay for employees dropped by 3.4%.
Corporate greed is killing America's newsrooms and destroying our democracy. bizjournals.com/boston/news/…
Alan Shaw retweeted
When will Gannett pay its workers a living wage? They talk about caring for workers but their actions show that words are wind.
Gannett's CEO Mike Reed got a 14% raise last year while the median pay for employees dropped by 3.4%.
Corporate greed is killing America's newsrooms and destroying our democracy. bizjournals.com/boston/news/…
Alan Shaw retweeted
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE NEWS:
With 96% of the unit voting, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Canandaigua Daily Messenger journalists @rocnewsguild unanimously authorize a STRIKE over Gannett’s unfair labor practices if a contract isn't agreed on by EOD Friday.
Alan Shaw retweeted
Gannett should be hiring now to build newsrooms that can hold power to account. Instead, they’ve cut thousands of local news jobs.
News: Chief Content Officer Kristen Roberts announced the elimination of the use of Associated Press in all publications as of March 25.
confirmed by two gannett journalists- first reported by
@BenMullin
A blow to AP and readers.
Solidarity to my union siblings
It's official: As of 7 a.m. today, @TDSNewsGuild is now on strike!!!
Taking this step is not easy. But after being denied any sort of regular cost of living raises for the last three years, we decided it's time to deny @Gannett our labor until a fair contract is reached!
There have to be better ways to save money.
.@Gannett, axing our access to Lexis Nexis is a terrible way to attempt to save money by cutting fact-based journalism.
Alan Shaw retweeted
On Friday, our union learned that @reviewed mgmt had secretly contracted with a third party marketing firm to produce content and publish it on our site - work that would otherwise have been done by our staff, or by our digital marketers, before the bosses cut their department.
Why is @gannett posting fake stories by robot reporters after telling us that AI will not replace journalists? Thankfully @ReviewedUnion is fighting this latest union- and journalism-busting move.
UPDATE: @Reviewed's shoddy AI consumer reviews are back up again, after @Gannett seemingly shut them down earlier today.
Here's the link. Which is the worst review on here? reviewed.usatoday.com/shoppi…
Congratulations and solidarity!
Standing in solidarity with my union siblings at @ReviewedUnion! I’m not crossing the line. Gannett needs to come to the table. #gannettgreed
It’s official, Reviewed is on strike. No bargaining? No bargain hunting on Prime Day. This Prime Day, don’t cross the clicket line. Stand with our striking members and don’t click or share any Reviewed content today. #gannettgreed
Alan Shaw retweeted
I know everyone is dunking on this, but I’m going to add on.
Last year @Gannett laid off at least 600 ppl and stopped filling 400 jobs. People had to wait almost 2 months for their severance, which btw was capped at 26 years.
Local this, local that. Where are the priorities?
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