In the notoriously anti-labor Lone Star State, three recently unionized newsrooms are fighting for their first collective bargaining agreements, the contracts that will determine their future working conditions. Often, this is a long and gruelling process. At Texas’ three union newspapers, workers report that bargaining is taking dramatically different paths depending on who owns the outlet. more

According to a National Labor Relations Board tally, 141 editorial staffers voted to have the union represent their unit in collective bargaining and 58 voted against it. The NLRB counted the votes on Tuesday after MSNBC chose not to voluntarily recognize the union in June. more

The series will feature narratives, audio stories, illustrations and photography from and about teenagers across the country. more

A group of Afghans who worked for The New York Times, along with their families, touched down safely early Wednesday — not in New York or Washington, but at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City. more

Almost 30 years later, it came back — in a way. The Chronicle is now an eight-page e-edition for Spokesman-Review subscribers, produced by current Spokesman-Review staff, with fresh content and lots of nostalgia. more

McClatchy today announced the appointment of Rana Cash as executive editor of The Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. Cash will lead editorial and digital strategy and manage the Observer’s talented team of journalists. She also will be part of McClatchy’s News Leadership Team. She will begin her new role on Oct. 1. more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) wrote a scathing letter to the head of The Associated Press on Monday, saying the news outlet "deserved blowback" for a recent story about a top donor to his political campaign. more

Researcher James G. Gimpel encourages journalists to monitor local redistricting discussions and any legal disputes that arise over the coming months. He offers three tips to help bolster news coverage. more

Amid debates about the role social media has played in the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 vaccines, roughly half of Americans say that they have been getting some (30%) or a lot (18%) of news and information about these vaccines on social media. more

When reporting on malnutrition and hunger, understanding food systems is essential. Food systems are composed of a variety of interconnected factors, each influencing the availability of food to the public. Disruptions or changes to any aspect of these systems can have immediate, costly consequences. more

Plus: What makes journalism truly “valuable” for people, news fatigue amid repetition, and how the movement of contributors reveals political polarization in the media. more

Cribb, Greene & Cope, the nation’s oldest, continuously running newspaper and publication brokerage, has been renamed to Cribb, Cope & Potts to reflect the firm’s most recent ownership/partner changes. more

The hiring surge for CNN’s new streaming subscription service is the largest since CNN began in 1980. more

Ten months after reducing the number of days it appears in print, The Berkshire Eagle is upgrading its printing capabilities. According to a message from Eagle president Fred Rutberg, the paper, based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is in the process of acquiring a nine-year-old Goss Magnum press that will make it possible to print in color on every page. more

In a column to readers, Managing Editor Eliza Gaines of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette explained to readers why commenting was being removed from news articles in the paper. more

There’s a special place in my heart for teams whose expertise supports multiple others across an organization: IT, marketing/communications, design, research, legal, operations, HR, maintenance. On any given day, these professionals get assignments, inquiries, requests and yes, even demands — from other teams, including yours. more

WAN-IFRA has joined 50 organizations from around the world to urge G7 countries — meeting Aug. 24 — to prioritize journalists in their deliberations about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. more

The News Media Alliance has promoted Danielle Coffey to executive vice president and general counsel. In addition to leading the organization’s advocacy and strategy around ensuring a digital future for journalism, Coffey will oversee government affairs and policy matters that reflect the news publishers’ core mission of a flourishing, free and independent press. more

When working in a temporary position, it can sometimes be difficult to be able to see ideas all the way through. As I prepare to leave my fellowship, I’ve put together multiple toolkits to help the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service continue to implement the initiatives and social media campaigns I have been planning all summer. more

Violence in Haiti has escalated over the past few years. The number of “kidnappings, homicides, armed robberies and acts of gender violence” has increased, according to reports from Human Rights Watch, National Network for the Defense of Human Rights and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. more