RNPA

Labor union representing newsroom employees of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Arm of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Let's keep local news strong.

[Unions of Lee Enterprises @LeeUnions]

Today is @LeeEntNews' annual stockholder meeting. Three weeks ago, we sent this letter to all of Lee's top executives regarding the company's short-sighted growth strategy and need to refocus. We received a response from no one, which says a lot about how the company is run.

[Baltimore Sun Guild ☀️ @baltsunguild]

Sun management has once again disparaged our talented HUMAN reporters and their work, this time by filling more than half a page in today’s paper with AI slop.

[Poynter @Poynter]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the city’s largest daily newspaper, will shut down on May 3 after nearly 240 years of operating. The shutdown follows a three-year union strike and ends Pittsburgh’s last remaining daily print product.

Read the full story: https://t.co/ayvHJiCbxF

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Hoffman will buy $35M worth of shares, and other investors will buy up to 15M. Hoffman has expressed interest in buying the company for more than a year.

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

David Hoffman, a Florida-based billionaire, is taking control of Lee Enterprises, which owns the Times-Dispatch. The company’s CEO, Kevin Mowbray, is resigning with a $1.5M payout, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Lee’s primary lender, will cut Lee’s interest rate for 5 years.

[Buffalo Newspaper Guild @BuffaloGuild]

Due to more cost cutting by Lee Enterprises, the Guild is saying difficult goodbyes to 4 more members: Dale Anderson, Toni Ruberto, Natalie Brophy and Jamal Harris Jr. (not pictured). We thank them for their contributions to The News and wish them well in their next chapter.

[Buffalo Newspaper Guild @BuffaloGuild]

Here is our statement on today’s announcement from @TheBuffaloNews’ owner @LeeEntNews:

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

The Times-Dispatch announces it will stop publishing printed newspapers on Mondays.

https://t.co/6R4pn9MXkI

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Lee has laid off 11 journalists in Richmond in just the past year.

We thank the hardworking, dedicated members of our newsroom who are committed to shining a light on our community.

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

This week, Lee Enterprises announced it is laying off four members of newsroom's bargaining unit.

Each layoff is a blow to our staff's morale and leaves us scrambling to fill coverage holes. Ultimately, our community suffers with less local news.

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Earlier this month, the newspaper announced declining print and online subscription numbers, which is no surprise given the low quality of our digital product. We continue to call on Lee to improve our website and digital tools and to catch up with the rest of the industry.

[Chicago Tribune Guild @CTGuild]

Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.

[Andrea Noble @anobleDC]

Tribune Publishing, owned by Alden Global Capital, eliminated the editor-in-chief position for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. It was held by Kris Worrell since 2019. https://t.co/AHKQUTaLv0

[Luca Powell @luca_a_powell]

They also gave us weekends.

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

being a reporter is just solving harder and harder problems until you get laid off or die (you probably won't retire)

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

History often shaped by conservatives with liberal values.

[Mediaite @Mediaite]

Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism – Complete With 'Mass Rallies, Strikes' https://t.co/gDqSgnP39W

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Congrats! Take a bow ⁦@RTDNEWS⁩ staffers. https://t.co/Ir7g4oV2Bo

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Just-out ⁦@RNPA_union⁩ swag - and just in time for contract talks with ⁦@LeeEntNews⁩.

Special thanks to Sam Nelson at @WBNG32035⁩.

⁦cc: ⁦@LeeUnions⁩

[Robert McCartney @McCartneyWP]

Big loss: Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Gene Robinson is leaving The Post, citing “significant” shift in Opinions section ordered by owner Bezos. Here’s his email to staff:

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Will ⁦@axios⁩’ @mikeallen⁩ - long ago of ⁦@RTDNEWS⁩ - get a front-row seat? https://t.co/hKQAcBLt8Z