PNW News Guild (McClatchy) Profile
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)

@pnwnewsguildmcc

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Protecting journalists at The Olympian, Tacoma News Tribune, Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald and Idaho Statesman. Help us save local news!

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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Also give us a follow, share this post and check out the link in our bio for more information. We need your support to save local news!
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PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Leave a reply or DM us with your thoughts on quotas. As a reader, let us know how you benefit from reporters focused on quality over quantity; content over numbers.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Here’s what we’re asking the company for. But we need your support to show McClatchy that our readers don’t want quotas at their local paper.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
We say the job is telling stories in our communities. And we don’t want arbitrary quotas forcing us to write worse content.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
But McClatchy thinks they should be able to require a certain number of stories per week. The company says that’s “part of the job.”
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Readers don’t want reporters who prioritize quantity over quality. You’d rather read thorough, well-done reporting than clickbait.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
As we bargain for a new contract, one of our priorities is preventing restrictive quotas. THREAD 🧵
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
With your support, we believe these 3 priorities are achievable. As we hit impasses with the company, we’ll need readers to show their support. To help us keep your local journalism local & strong, follow, share our posts, check out the link in our bio & stay tuned for more.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Underpaying journalists while paying for AI technologies & keeping the executive staff well-paid is hurting McClatchy’s publications. Talented journalists choose other jobs with better pay, & those already working for McClatchy struggle to make ends meet. We want better pay.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Quotas that require reporters to turn in a hard number of stories per week, or achieve a set number of page views, also result in worse journalism. While our readers ask for less clickbait, McClatchy encourages pumping out content. We want quality to matter more than quantity.
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PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
Requiring journalists to use AI without accountability and a clear ethical policy will lead to worse journalism. Reporters live in your community — chatbots don’t. The use of AI should be up to us. We want a guarantee on the ethical use of AI.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
2 months
We’re bargaining for a new contract with McClatchy. While we’re working toward better terms across the board, we have three main priorities: ethical limits on AI, no story quotas & better pay. THREAD🧵
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
3 months
We’ll keep you updated as our fight continues. Your support is appreciated!
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
3 months
Here’s how to help: * Follow this account * Share our posts and tag @mcclatchy * Check out our website at the link in our bio and sign up for email updates
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
3 months
That means the stories will be shorter and worse, as quantity is prioritized over quality. You deserve stories that reporters put time and effort into. Let’s make the local paper better, together.
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@pnwnewsguildmcc
PNW News Guild (McClatchy)
3 months
Let’s get clickbait out of local news. We are a group of Idaho and Washington journalists, and our publishing company, McClatchy, wants the ability to punish us for not meeting arbitrary story quotas. THREAD
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