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Gannett's central role in the death of local journalism jobs
We always knew Wall Street was bad news for local news. Here are some hard numbers. Being a journalism labor leader in 2024 consists of many wonderful personal enrichment activities, and one includes maintaining an non-exhaustive mental list of executives and investors who should be drummed out of the journalism industry for the good of
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My interview with Adam Conover + California Senate testimony on the local news crisis
Will California introduce a digital ad tax to fund local journalism? I had a blast talking to interviewer, expert explainer and fellow friend of labor Adam Conover on the latest episode of his show “Factually!” We talked about the crisis in local journalism, the importance of unions, the dangers of tech and media consolidation, plus
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We can't save journalism by just begging people to subscribe
On the need for journalists to start thinking much bigger. In my final beat at the Los Angeles Times, my job often involved interviewing TV writers. So it was fitting that my first act after taking a buyout was to be interviewed by a TV writer about the Los Angeles Times. I stopped by the
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Matt Pearce 