#Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality

#Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality

“Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality” Is corporate media finally getting a clue?  The Washington Post fired reporter Felicia Sonmez after a days-long public furor over a colleague retweeting a goofy joke. She portrayed her crusade — which called out numerous colleagues and continued for days after her initial target got…

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#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps

#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps

“#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps” The fourteen papers that have unionized newsrooms at Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, are suffering from serious gender and racial pay gaps, according to an explosive study released Tuesday by News Guild-CWA. The News Guild–CWA said that white men at Gannett earn $15,700 more than…

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#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess

#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess

“#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess” The photojournalist behind the “f—king hot nurse” caption in the Asbury Park Press no longer has a job with Gannett-owned daily, which has promised to start requiring two sets of eyes on every story. “The reporter in question is no longer with the company,” APP executive editor…

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#Asbury Park Press runs photo caption of ‘f–king hot nurse’

#Asbury Park Press runs photo caption of ‘f–king hot nurse’

“#Asbury Park Press runs photo caption of ‘f–king hot nurse’” Gannett’s Asbury Park Press, the third-largest daily newspaper in New Jersey, sparked outrage over the weekend when it published a photo caption of “a f–king hot nurse” administering a COVID vaccine. The offensive caption also called the unidentified nurse “a total JAP,” adding racism to…

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#500 staffers take voluntary buyouts at USA Today parent Gannett

#500 staffers take voluntary buyouts at USA Today parent Gannett

“#500 staffers take voluntary buyouts at USA Today parent Gannett” USA Today’s parent company Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain, reportedly will see 500 employees take voluntary buyouts that were offered to the company’s 21,000 workers in October. Over 40 percent of the buyouts, or some 214 staffers, are from the editorial side, according to…

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