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Slate Union @slateunion.bsky.social · Mar 11
On Monday morning, Slate was suddenly informed that six of its employees—including three editors, two of whom were members of the union—were being laid off, just months after four other staffers were also let go. The Slate Union's official statement reads as follows:
The Slate Union logo—the Slate S featuring upward fist and surrounded by pink and white stripes—is seen above a statement: We, the Slate Union, are united in our belief that management’s decision yesterday to lay off three editorial employees—along with three of our coworkers in other departments—was misguided, foolish, and cruel. The cuts are not these employees’ failures; they are the result of the failure of this company to follow its obligations to its workers. When you can’t find a way to make the most out of smart, talented journalists, that’s a failure of management—and Slate staffers are right to believe it’s incumbent upon management to find ways to solve that problem that don’t involve job losses. Otherwise, what are we investing in journalism for? What are we asking Slate Plus members to invest in us for? There are particular aspects of these layoffs that we in the union find particularly outrageous. Eliminating three editors with their hands on politics and business will put an unbearable strain on others in the department, at the precise moment when coverage of these two subjects is crucial to the magazine’s success. One of the laid-off editors had union-negotiated parental leave approaching—as did another union member who was laid off just months ago. Another one of the laid-off employees was about to go on a honeymoon, and yet another was about to meet the qualifications for their pension benefit. The affected worker will be paid out for their parental leave, but the timing of these departures appears to be designed to make other union members think twice before utilizing the leave they have the contractual right to take. Not to mention, that one of the laid-off editors was hired not even a year ago—after a protracted search—calls management’s strategy into question, to put it lightly. Slate has had two consecutive years of profitability. The fact that management views employees as chits to be discarded at any hint of trouble, instead of valuable people whose work makes our shop successful and profitable, is an enormous mistake. We insist that, in the upcoming contract negotiations, Slate commits to policies that treat layoffs not as a hair-trigger response to adversity but as an absolute last resort, one that will not be undertaken without consulting with the union and the employees in question. Simply paying out extra severance to a laid-off employee should no longer be a substitute for warnings about the state of our business and, more importantly, real attempts to save our staffers’ jobs. Anything short of this will demonstrate that Slate values the jobs of its executives more than its rank-and-file workers, and that good journalism by good journalists is no longer the north star of the magazine.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 2m
The ending of remote working on titles like RS and Pitchfork strikes me as utterly insane. Throwing away veteran contributors for what? American journalists have always lived all over the map
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 20m
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h
NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21h
UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director By IDS staff Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
Here is the students' @idsnews.bsky.social report out of Indiana University, where the student media director was fired today. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS
Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
www.idsnews.com
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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 2d
I've run 5 Kickstarter campaigns (!) in the last calendar year and I support @kickstarterunited.org! Here's a form for creators to add their signatures to a petition in support of their strike action towards a fair contract.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Creator Petition In Support of Kickstarter United Workers on Strike
If you are a creator on the Kickstarter platform - you are probably aware that we, Kickstarter United (OPEIU Local 153), are on strike. For more information about us and why we are striking, please vi...
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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 1d
2nd @hearstunion.bsky.social contract negotiations, here we come 💪
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Hearst Magazines Media Union @hearstunion.bsky.social · 1d
We’re still so proud of the first contract we ratified in 2023 after three long years of bargaining with Hearst. Now, the Hearst Magazines Media Union is stronger than ever and ready to return to the bargaining table to win more for our 500+ members. Stay tuned for updates!
“Welcome back! We’re getting ready to bargain a new contract” We’re still so proud of the first contract we ratified in 2023 after three long years of bargaining with Hearst. Now, the Hearst Magazines Media Union is stronger than ever and ready to return to the bargaining table to win more for our 500+ members. Stay tuned for updates!
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 6d
BREAKING via @mattdpearce.com: An overwhelming majority of Los Angeles Times journalists (over 85%) have voted to authorize their union’s leaders to call a strike if such a step is necessary to reach a new contract.

www.mediaguildwest.org/news/la-time...
L.A. Times journalists vote to authorize newsroom’s first open-ended strike — Media Guild of the West
Eighty-five percent of the Los Angeles Times Guild, the union that represents reporters, editors, designers, photographers and other journalists at the West Coast’s largest newspaper, voted this week ...
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 9d
Update: Chicago journalists and press groups today filed suit against President Trump, DHS, ICE, and CBP over federal agents’ violent response to protests outside an ICE facility in Illinois last month.
Journalist shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility protest
Journalist Raven Geary was shot in the face and shoulder with pepper balls by federal officers while reporting on protests …
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Public Media Fans @publicmediafans.bsky.social · 10d
Unfortunately, the cuts continue.

@wkuhilltoppers.bsky.social's Public Radio network was next.

via Current:
current.org/2025/10/wku-...
WKU Public Media cuts one third of staff
The cuts were made across the organization and included positions in development, editorial, operations and production.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 12d
if anyone’s aware of how Bsky might contribute to Guevara or his family don’t keep it to yourself.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12d
Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning reporter, was deported to El Salvador — a nation he fled more than two decades ago. He was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.
U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says
Mario Guevara, an independent journalist, was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.
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NPR @npr.org · 15d
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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juneauindependent.bsky.social @juneauindependent.bsky.social · 16d
The editor and nearly all reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire announced their resignations after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker.
www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...
Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story
Article about a Charlie Kirk vigil referring to controversies involving him was altered after a GOP Alaska lawmaker complained to company management
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 16d
Will you send our petition for a fair contract to your 5 closest friends?
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Campaign Workers Guild @cwgworkers.bsky.social · 17d
The workers at the Arizona Democratic Party have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with some incredible wins that raise the bar for ALL state parties! 📤🖇️🗓️ Congrats to the workers for all their hard work organizing and at the table!
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Society of Professional Journalists @spj-posts.bsky.social · 27d
SPJ has joined a coalition of press freedom, civil liberties organizations and journalism educators in a letter urging officials in Kenton County, Kentucky, to drop the charges pending against journalists Madeline Fening and Lucas Griffith.

🔗Read the full letter: www.spj.org/spj-coalitio...
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 21d
🚨 ACTION: The U.S. should welcome foreign journalists—not kick them out.

DHS is trying to gut the journalist I visa program and weaken press freedom at home and abroad.

▶️ Will you join over 13,000 and submit your own comment?:

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ACTION: NewsGuild-CWA joins calls on DHS to withdraw journalist visa proposal | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
The NewsGuild-CWA calls on DHS to withdraw its proposed rule that would change the I visa program for foreign journalists working in the United States.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21d
Israel has killed more than 200 Palestinian journalists since October 2023. Per #UNSCR 222, journalists are civilians and must be protected during conflict. CPJ calls on the international community to hold Israel to account.

Learn more about journalists killed by Israel:
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Israel-Gaza War - Committee to Protect Journalists
Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. Palestinian journalists are being threatened, directly targeted, and murder...
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 21d
Another day, another PBS affiliate lost. But this time it’s a whole state.

NJ PBS will go dark in July, 2026 unless new funding can be found.

The state-wide network of channels has served New Jersey for more than 50 years.

whyy.org/articles/new... #PBS #NPR
After harsh budget cuts, NJ PBS announces it will cease operations next summer
After June 30, 2026, a NJ PBS nightly news program will only air on digital platforms, and on THIRTEEN, the public television channel in New York.
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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 21d
It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda
On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 27d
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Aug 21
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 27d
Calling all Guild members, labor allies and anyone who believes in a free country —

Join us outside the entrance to ABC's offices at 7 Hudson Square (310 Hudson Street, Manhattan) TOMORROW at 12 PM ET to demand that ABC bring back Jimmy Kimmel Live!

RSVP: wgaea.st/kimmel-rally
Demand ABC Bring Back Jimmy Kimmel Live! RALLY TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 12pm - 1pm 310 HUDSON ST, MANHATTAN (7 Hudson Sqaure between Spring and Vandam, outside ABC Network) RSVP: WGAEA.ST/KIMMEL-RALLY
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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 28d
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 27d
🚨 JOIN US TODAY AT 12:00 PM to protest ABC and demand they bring back #jimmykimmellive. 🚨
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · Sep 15
Stand with us! Show Alden you support the workers at New York’s Hometown Paper actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with the Daily News Union and fight for journalism in New York City
New York City has over 8 million people – but its hometown newspaper only has a unionized staff of 51. Alden Global Capital, a vulture hedge fund known as the ‘destroyer of newspapers,’ has hacked st...
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