Labor and the Future of Journalism

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Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:00am

Truthout's union recognition statement is signed by Newspaper Guild Representative Mike Burrell. (Photo: Caleb Jacobo, Truthout)As layoffs and downsizing continue at many newspapers, more people turn to the Internet to get their news. What is the future of the labor movement in the online news industry, where many journalists work from home and have never met their co-workers in person?  On August 27th, progressive news source Truthout.org made history as the first online-only news site to form a union. We speak with Maya Schenwar, Executive Director and Matt Renner, Development Director, about how they won a union at their workplace.

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