Police investigate bomb threat at Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother John Prevost ​after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials.

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This is good news. Before the cuts, the United States already lagged every other developed country in its investment in media. News is a public good and we should fund it. (Kinda the whole reason it’s in that first amendment!)

NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut Billionaire Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor showered the radio giant in donations, months after Congress stripped federal dollars for public media.

NPR announced Thursday it recevied a $113M windfall from two donors — months after Congress stripped federal funding to public media.

One anonymous donor gave $33M.

Connie Ballmer gave $80M, the largest single gift for a living donor in NPR's history.

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We join our family @nujofficial.bsky.social in condemning the BBC’s plans to cut about 2,000 jobs. We stand in solidarity with NUJ and the media workers at the BBC.

We Are The Clean Water Guild, support our voluntary recognition campaign! Since our founding in 1972, Clean Water Action has grown tremendously thanks to incredible grassroots support and progressive messaging. Born from the influential environmental movement of the 1970s, ...

Day 2 of our unionization effort!

Why a union?

Union Workers often earn higher wages with better benefits, like employer matched 401k! Our coworkers knock doors, make calls, work at Capitols and in communities, and deserve a sustainable future!

Show your support:
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A beautiful collage of IGNCG members (and our lovely rep) in a Zoom meeting, prepping to negotiate a fair contract for their coworkers.

It's been a ✨while✨ since we've posted, huh?

That's because our Bargaining team has been DEEP in negotiations over our first contract for over a year now.

But we're finally getting towards the end, and we're hopeful that we can come to a fair agreement!

I mean how could you say no to these faces?

NUJ sounds alarm on BBC plans to decimate jobs The NUJ has condemned the BBC’s plans to cut thousands of jobs, urging the broadcaster to meaningfully engage workers and trade unions and reconsider its proposals.

"Plans for more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC," said Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary. "The BBC belongs to all of us and we need to fight for it."

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Clean Water Guild

It’s official - Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund employees are forming a union! We work every day to protect clean water, our communities, and our democracy. We are stronger together!

Learn more & sign our petition in support: cwalocals.org/clean-water-...

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Clean Water Guild

“I am organizing for a union at Clean Water Action because it is essential that we practice what we preach. Advocating for the power of the people, the importance of making our voices heard, starts in our own offices.”

- Ellie Zarrow, Field Canvass Trainer

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We are dedicated to working with ownership that follows the law, respects workers’ union rights and invests in a newsroom delivering high-quality local news. Pittsburgh has made it clear it will accept nothing less.

We are hopeful for a new direction at the Post-Gazette that actually values journalism. There are still a lot of details to iron out, including the several million dollars the Blocks owe journalists for violating federal law.

Clean Water Action staff across the country join together to seek recognition as the Clean Water Guild | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA The workers of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund announce the formation of the Clean Water Guild, uniting employees as a part of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Read the full press release here: newsguild.org/clean-water-...

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We're holding a rally this Wednesday, April 15, at noon Pacific to support our contract campaign! You can register to attend or watch on Instagram Live, Twitch, and other streaming platforms. We need your help to get a fair contract and we can't wait to see you there!

Happy to be back at my desk (like, for real, I love my job) but we still need a contract! Help us out, click the link below:

Thank you to everyone who supported us on our 1-day strike yesterday! Our picket is now over and supporters can return to reading ProPublica stories. Sign our petition to stay up-to-date on our campaign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

A woman wearing a "ProPublica Guild" shirt is interviewed with a microphone.

“We're fighting for fair pay because people deserve to be able to afford to stay in the jobs that they love. We're fighting for protections around AI because this work is done by humans.

We love this place. We believe in this work, and we are not backing down.”

— Katie Campbell, video journalist

A ProPublica worker high fives a giant inflatable rat nicknamed Scabby. Resting on the belly of Scabby is a sign that says: ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract.

Today, you helped us show @propublica.org management that, without us, there is no ProPublica. And we’re not stopping this fight until we get the contract we deserve.

Donate to our strike fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

We’re raising our voices for a fair contract. 🎤

Join us in solidarity in our fight for layoff protections, AI guardrails and a clear disciplinary process: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Two ProPublica employees holding up blue and yellow signs that read "ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract." One employee also holds a white and red megaphone to his mouth.

ProPublica workers on strike, standing on the street and holding up signs.

A line of ProPublica workers chanting and holding up blue and yellow signs that read: ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract.

Eight ProPublica workers can be seen in the background of this photo, holding up strike signs. In the foreground is a cluster of orange and yellow flowers surrounded by a black gate.

Our DC members are out in full force!

Today we’re striking to demand a fair contract, including layoff protections, AI guardrails, fair pay and a clear disciplinary process.

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Solidarity with @propublicaguild.org members on strike today. Don’t cross the digital picket line! 🚫

One of the highlights of my career was working with a brilliant team @propublica.org on a major investigative project. But now, ProPublica management is behaving like the corporate overlords PP has investigated and exposed. I stand with the @propublicaguild.org guild as it seeks a fair contract.

Solidarity with our colleagues at @propublicaguild.org! Don't cross the picket line today!

I genuinely do not understand management's refusal to agree to basic protections, like that they won't replace us with AI. It's baffling. Makes no sense. We're on strike to show management how serious we are about this, and how eager we are to get a contract done!

Remember: Even the "good" bosses will still try to stiff workers if we don't hold them accountable. Solidarity with @propublicaguild.org today and always.

Don't cross these workers' digital picket line - avoid visiting ProPublica's website, social media, or engaging with its content today!

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Standing in solidarity with these workers as they fight for a fair first contract after more than two years of bargaining. ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾

Taking a lunch break with my @marshallprojectguild.org colleagues in Seattle today in solidarity with @propublicaguild.org ✊

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