The Newspaper Guild is asking a federal court to order the Tribune Company to cover the union’s legal expenses in its successful fight against the bankrupt publisher’s executive-bonus plan in 2009. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2008, submitted a proposal for nearly $67 million in bonuses. After the union objected, the bankruptcy court approved an extra-compensation pool of just under $46 million. Court records show that the publisher’s lawyers charged $723,000 to push for the bonuses, twice what the union paid to challenge them.
A Minneapolis couple has donated $8.3 million to Marquette University's College of Communication to fund a new fellowship intended to produce world-class public service journalism projects and enable students to work with some of the news industry's best journalists, the university said Wednesday
Pew breaks down who -- by age, gender, race, education, household income and geography -- is using social media, and specifically which social media sites. For instance, among all internet users, 5 percent of men and 25 percent of women are using Pinterest. Facebook, no surprise, has the most traffic by far, with 62 percent of men and 72 percent of women using it.
The Pacific Media Workers Guild bargaining team on Wednesday raised new cost issues concerning the Hearst Corp.’s proposal to move Chronicle Guild members and families into the management health care plan. The Guild presented a detailed analysis of the company’s proposal that showed the Chronicle’s plan will not only cost employees more, but will also inflate the company’s own costs — just when profitability seems within reach.
In this 3 1/2-minute video, CPJ's Robert Mahoney identifies the 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012. They include Syria, the world's deadliest country for the press; Russia, where repressive laws took effect; Brazil, where journalist murders soared; and Ethiopia, where terror laws are used to silence the press
Poynter suggested a couple of Valentines for journalists last week to augment 10,000 Words’ excellent annual collection. So that last-minute Romeos can save themselves a trip to a card shop, Poynter offers a few more:
Advertising employees at the Albany Times Union are being asked to shoulder extraordinary burdens, prompting the Guild to ask for information about how workers can reasonably be expected to do all that is being asked of them. For instance, ad sales staff are being told they must make five in-person sales calls every day, on top of many other responsibilities.
Online voting is underway to choose the best of five terrific, and short, Canadian videos that show how unions stand up for fairness, good jobs and better lives. The Canadian Labour Congress sponsors the annual "One Minute Message Video Contest." The five finalists, narrowed down by a panel of judges, include historical footage, an animation and a rapper.
