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And after a quiet month without any resignations, another one. This will leave the news desk with two reporters. But best of luck to our unit chair!
Happy Monday! I have some news …
This will be my last month at @DailyProgress after nearly four years here. I’m heading to @insidehighered!
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
A year after a Pulitzer win, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has hemorrhaged staff as Lee Enterprises, its parent company cuts newsrooms to the bone. Since November, the RTD has lost roughly a third of its newsroom staff styleweekly.com/richmond/the…
Apparently this is the job posting for our many reporter openings. We're a small but mighty team.
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The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
✅↗️in the books: Day 1 of bargaining for Contract 2 on behalf of our great @owhnews staff. @leeentnews says they want to invest in retaining the journalists who bring you Nebraska’s news. We want them to, too.💪👊
And another one. This resignation cuts deep because @craftypanda was our longest tenured reporter. Institutional knowledge makes us a stronger paper and should be valued by Lee but it’s not. – at Charlottesville, VA
After 6 years, 9 months and 10 days working for 2 companies under 4 “publishers,” 4 editors, 2 city editors and 5 ACEs, with 11 reporters, 4 photographers and a whole bunch of features/sports/web/design/copy people, my last day at the @DailyProgress will be May 20.
Well so far this month, 20% of the guild has resigned. (We're a small unit, so two resignations is a lot for us.)
Wishing Erin the best, but we wish Lee had provided a more sustainable environment for her.
my time has come! next week will be my last at the @DailyProgress. i have loved working here. my last 2.5 years has been has been nothing shy of exciting. but now, it is time to move on and take on a new opportunity.
This is a guild-covered position, but we don’t have any role in the job posting. Not sure what the point is in highlighting the region’s stable economy & high quality of life if the person isn’t paid enough to partake.
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The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
This is incredibly worrisome
Scoop: Massive layoffs expected at Lee Enterprises amid Alden takeover bid
- Dozens already cut in past 2 weeks across publishers, HR, IT, print production, advertising
- Could be 400+ cuts across local papers & corporate
- More on @axios w @kerrymflynn
axios.com/lee-enterprises-la…
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
Several Lee papers are still losing editors, reporters, photojournalists and employees in advertising and sales. We avoided a takeover by Alden, but on #InternationalWorkersDay we want to remind @LeeEntNews that we, the workers, make the papers that make them money.
This @axios story about cuts at @LeeEntNews is an undercount. Lee Enterprises has lost much more talent than this. The company should invest in its workforce to build a sustainable revenue stream promoting local journalism. #internationalworkersday (2/2) axios.com/lee-quietly-slashe…
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
On #InternationalWorkersDay2022, the unionized papers of @LeeEntNews note that dozens of Lee Enterprises employees, non-union and union, have left the newspaper chain so far this year. Some were forced to go. We urge Lee to adopt a better business model. (1/2)
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
I’m dismayed by the layoffs we’re seeing at newsrooms around Virginia and across the country. Our local press does incredible work informing folks, seeking truth, and reporting accurately, and it’s frightening to watch newsrooms shrink over the years.
We’re sad to see Tyler go. He can be never actually replaced, but hopefully the company will hire another reporter who can take his beat.
Hey y'all
I've accepted a position at @SPGlobal and will be leaving the @DailyProgress at EOD May 13.
I struggle to express how much I've learned over the 4.5 years with the paper and thank y'all so much for letting me tell your stories.
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
Another @LeeEntNews paper cuts staff - this time, laying off editor.
Lee owns @RTDNEWS, where there’ve been more layoffs.
This comes “amid attempt to fight investors known for consolidating local news for profit.”
@RNPA_union kbtx.com/2022/04/26/eagle-ed…
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
Big shoutout to @Knott_Katherine who kicked butt and won first for education writing in the Daily 2 category AND the open category!
Congrats to all my other colleagues who won awards this week too, including @TylerHammel @erineedgerton @Ginny_Bixby @John_Shifflett @ashurtleff
Congrats to the first-place winners in the 2021 VPA News & Advertising Contest. To view the gallery go to vpa.net/2021-contest-winners…, to download the 1st-place spreadsheet visit docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
And to make matters worse, we are officially down to one photographer at @DailyProgress. Lee cut the photo editor last week.
We’re angry and baffled by this decision. Lee continues to show what they care about it — and it’s not making a stronger local newspaper.
The Blue Ridge Guild⛰ retweeted
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We've wrapped up our final day of negotiations without a deal. The contract expires tomorrow, so we're planning next steps. Want to help?
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