On Thursday March 14, Guild Sun-Times columnist, Dave Hoekstra, was the recipient of the Studs Terkel Community Media Award presented by the Community Media Workshop. Journalists and guests throughout the Chicago metropolitan area honored one of the most talented and gifted journalists … Continue reading
At the March 19 negotiating session between the Guild and the Company, negotiators for Wrapports/Sun-Times Media LLC made it clear in several ways that they don’t like the idea of unity or unification. Then again, neither did East German politicians. We … Continue reading
1. Cut the pay of quality journalists, but expect them to do twice as much work. 2. Refuse to communicate with your staff. Keep decisions that affect everyone a secret until the last minute. 3. Keep your staff in a … Continue reading
by Beth Kramer My desk was more than a repository for assorted supplies, notes and snacks. It was a destination that tethered me to the newsroom community. How is the newsroom community to endure now that the suburban newsroom is … Continue reading
A Fishy Wrapp The March 6 negotiating session between the Guild and the Company didn’t start well. Chief Company negotiator Ted Rilea’s began by stating that company negotiators didn’t work for Wrapports. It worked for Sun-Times LLC. It wasn’t negotiating … Continue reading
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