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The 8-story office building Vice is housed in.

In the midst of bankruptcy, VICE executives got paid. Workers didn’t.

The company paid several senior executives over a million dollars one day after the company announced layoffs of more than 100 employees.

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Study Hall isn’t like other media outlets. Unless?

Study Hall has positioned itself as not only outside of the mainstream news ecosystem, but often in direct opposition to it. New ownership says it won't change that and wants freelancers to hold them to their promises.

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Diversity win? Autostraddle isn’t living up to its values.

A coalition of writers have expressed concerns over the lack of transparency from the major queer publication.

A fist holding up a pen is displayed on a red background. Text above reads WGA on strike in all caps.
The WGA strike is an opportunity for journalists to show solidarity

The same issues pushing writers to strike are reflected in the same precarity journalists face.

Buzzfeed News’ shutdown shows corporate media won’t save journalism

When corporate media makes revenue king, it hurts both journalists and the audiences they serve.

Alberto Ibarguen, President of The Knight Foundation, and Marty Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, in a lunch plenary during the Knight Foundation's Media Learning Seminar 2017 held at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel. The photo's focus is on Baron, with Ibarguen's back to the camera.
Who is Marty Baron talking to?

What are we actually talking about when we talk about objectivity?

The Dallas Morning News building.
Social media monitoring at the Dallas Morning News?

Social media policies are shaped by generational expectations of journalism and professionalism, ideas which often chafe against the same expectation from employers to develop relationships with sources and communities by being oneself on social media. 

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The union connection to East Palestine

Issue 62: What a dearth in coverage on the Norfolk Southern train derailment says about the national press.

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Which audiences “matter”?

Issue 61: What a recent decision at the Dallas Morning News says about who gets to read the news.

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More layoffs

Issue 60: Ways to help and resources for workers.