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L.A. Times journalists vote to authorize newsroom’s first open-ended strike

Eighty-five percent of the Los Angeles Times Guild, the union that represents reporters, editors, designers, photographers and other journalists at the West Coast’s largest newspaper, voted this week to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% percent of the union’s members — took part in the historic vote.

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MGW statement on press safety while covering ICE-related protests

Law enforcement must not interfere with the exercise of First Amendment rights. News organizations have a duty to provide protection for reporters, photographers and videographers who are covering these events. We are asking newsroom managers to live up to their obligations.

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Statement against campus violence

Violence against any journalists doing their jobs – reporting, photographing, and video recording the news is unacceptable.

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Congress can make JCPA better

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will formally consider The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (S. 1094).

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