Virginia is for Journalists

We're Virginia journalists helping local journalists affected layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. Reach us at [email protected].

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Newspapers across the state are struggling. Journalists are seeing pay cuts and furloughs.

Many of you asked how you can help.

Here's how: https://t.co/i7foOqYfEV

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

We're upset to hear of more layoffs across @LeeEntNews' Virginia newspapers.

For those affected, we still have some relief funding available. Please spread the word and apply for aid cc: @RNPA_union; @TimeslandGuild; @BlRidgeGuild
https://t.co/ktqvpcU2Gi

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

We've been helping local Virginia journalists get the funds they need after @LeeEntNews furloughs, distributing over $2,000 this month alone.

Are you a Va. journalist who wants to help your peers? Drop us a line on how to get involved: [email protected]

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

@RealJohnAbbott We're so sorry to hear. Please let us know how we can help.

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Journalists across Virginia have been furloughed or laid off in recent weeks, we've learned.

We're here for you. Please request aid and spread the word if you've been impacted: https://t.co/ktqvpcU2Gi

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

We're here to help.

Have you been impacted by recent furloughs targeting Virginia journalists? Please fill out this short form for assistance:
https://t.co/ktqvpcU2Gi

[Unions of Lee Enterprises @LeeUnions]

The pattern of cuts and disinvestment in local journalism by Lee Enterprises must end. The unionized newspapers of @LeeEntNews call on Lee to invest in local communities and in its print, digital and customer services for its own survival. Our statement: https://t.co/EPhljzySHq

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Until they do, we'll do what we can to help.

If you're a Virginia journalist who was laid off today or in recent months, please fill out this form. We still have funds to help you. You're the reason we're doing this.
https://t.co/ymaSXLGNro

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

They've navigated furloughs and pay cuts: https://t.co/Y86PhgiA0Y

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Our colleagues are amazing.

They are smart, they are determined, and Virginia is better for the work they've done.

We wish our corporate owners would recognize that.

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Virginia journalists have worked hard through the pandemic, through nearly impossible conditions.

They've watched their newsrooms disappear: https://t.co/X00oKVxVvD

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

When we started this fundraiser a little over a year ago, we knew that the cuts to Virginia newspapers were just starting.

Today, Lee Enterprises laid off nine people at the @roanoketimes — including one of our organizers. https://t.co/i7foOrfR3v

[henri gendreau @henrigendreau]

Thanks to @SinjeStadtlich and @DLFMedien for shining a spotlight on how the pandemic has harmed local news in the U.S., and about what we @va4journalists are doing to help journalists in Virginia make ends meet.

[Kristen Hare @kristenhare]

Really good @washingtonian Q&A with @AshleyinFloyd on being fired by Lee after talking about working for Lee https://t.co/3Q79TZVnVf

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

We’ve got a new #NewProfilePic to celebrate #NationalNewspaperWeek! Check out our recent updates: https://t.co/i7foOrfR3v

[Sean Kennedy 🗞 @SeanDKennedy]

Tribune has just informed staff of @virginianpilot and @Daily_Press that it's permanently closing the @Daily_Press office in Newport News.

The company has already closed the @virginianpilot office in Norfolk.

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

If you're an affected journalist, we can help with some expenses: https://t.co/ymaSXLGNro

[Virginia Business @VirginiaBiz]

More layoffs at #Virginia newspapers: @NewsInTheBurg and @newsadvance see cuts. https://t.co/vf4rAJqlA4

[Meghin Moore✨ @meghin_]

I am heartbroken hearing about the job cuts to my counterparts in Fredericksburg and Lynchburg today. They’re both Lee papers too.

[The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ @BlRidgeGuild]

We're heartbroken to share that Lee Enterprises laid off two union members today, opting to pay them for two weeks instead of giving them notice. The cuts hurt and leave the Progress on life-support.

Our thoughts from July, when the company gutted our copy desk, still stand.

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

If you're a journalist affected by cuts, furloughs or layoffs, we have money available to help. https://t.co/ymaSXLGNro

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

Five employees of the @RTDNEWS have been told they will be laid off, according to the paper's union.

We're here to help any affected journalists. Let us know how we can help: https://t.co/XIcrgsnd7N

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

We are saddened to report that Iowa-based Lee Enterprises told five valuable members of our bargaining unit they are being laid off. This move is bad for business and worse for readers of The Times-Dispatch who rely on us for strong local news.

[Virginia is for Journalists @va4journalists]

This comes as 10 @roanoketimes employees are slated to lose their jobs on Oct. 23 as Lee moves design work to a centralized hub hundreds of miles from Virginia. https://t.co/A4lYT2J3Qh

[Timesland News Guild @TimeslandGuild]

After months of diligent planning, extensive outreach and many, many emotions spent, we are disappointed to say that @LeeEntNews has rejected our plan to establish a design hub in Roanoke. On Oct. 23, 10 of our members will lose their jobs.