General news about the News Media Guild
The EFE News Service says it wants to scrap a program that allows U.S. college students to qualify for journalism internships because a three-year experiment failed to garner quality U.S. candidates. Instead, the Madrid-based news agency wants to offer its … Read More
News Media Guild 131 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor New York, N.Y. 10036 Notice of Election for Executive Committee and Representative Assembly Seats An election will be conducted for all seats on the News Media Guild’s Executive Committee … Read More
Guardian-US staff voted unanimously to approve their first contract, which includes pay raises, paternity leave of 10 weeks for a birth or adoption and employer payment of the full cost of health insurance for a worker. The editorial employees working … Read More
The Guardian US union is delighted to announce a staff copy editor has returned to work after being unfairly terminated in May. The copy editor, Chris Taylor, says he’s grateful for the support from the News Media Guild. “I want … Read More
From cousins befriended in childhood to people he met in a bar and bonded with over Bruce Springsteen and beer, Rick Freeman made friends easily and kept them. He left a lasting impression on people he met just once _ … Read More