“So many are in this fight.” Journalist union, supporters rally in Virginia Beach in a plea to save local news Lisa Vernon Sparks, The Virginian-Pilot
It was a call to action.
Camped out the lawn at Mount Trashmore Park, some 50 supporters and journalists represented by Tidewater Media Guild rallied in a plea to save local news.
At stake is the future of several Tribune Publishing newspapers in Virginia and elsewhere, including the flagship Chicago Tribune, in the wake of a pending sale to hedge fund Alden Global Capital.
Guild organizers are circulating a petition, which will be posted on the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission EDGAR website, against the sale. The deal requires an approval from two-thirds of Tribune Publishing’s shareholders.
COVID-19 live updates: ‘Extremely unlikely’ virus came from Chinese lab, WHO says
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By JON HAWORTH, ERIN SCHUMAKER and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 106.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2.3 million, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Here’s how the news is developing Tuesday. All times Eastern:
Feb 09, 3:46 pm
Grocery, meatpacking workers call for hazard pay, vaccine priority
Grocery store and meatpacking workers said they still feel just as vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 now as they did at any point during the pandemic. In an organized call, the United Food Commercial Workers union called for hazard pay and that food service workers be prioritized for the vaccine.
By JON HAWORTH, ERIN SCHUMAKER and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 106.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2.3 million, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the news is [.]