As union leaders for the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming's largest daily, gear up for a new round of contract negotiations, they say they're skeptical of paper owner Lee Enterprise's commitment to journalism.
"Casper News Guild leaders Heather Richards and Seth Klamann said they believe the company is negotiating in good faith," Andrew Graham reports for WyoFile. "But they worry that Lee Enterprises, which owns papers in 20 states and carries hundreds of millions of dollars of debt, doesn’t share their dedication to journalism or to Wyoming. Corporate executives and stockholders are lucratively rewarded, even as communities lose reporters to layoffs."
"Casper News Guild leaders Heather Richards and Seth Klamann said they believe the company is negotiating in good faith," Andrew Graham reports for WyoFile. "But they worry that Lee Enterprises, which owns papers in 20 states and carries hundreds of millions of dollars of debt, doesn’t share their dedication to journalism or to Wyoming. Corporate executives and stockholders are lucratively rewarded, even as communities lose reporters to layoffs."
Lee Enterprises, which owns The Missoulian in Montana, purchased competing paper the Missoula Independent last year and abruptly shuttered the paper yesterday, The Missoulian reports.
Star-Tribune leaders are seeking support from public figures in Casper in hopes of securing a stronger position in negotiations. "Klamann said of the outreach campaign, “we’re just letting them know this is your paper. This isn’t our paper this is your paper and it’s owned by an out-of-state company that’s taking money out your community by laying off reporters … you lose money and simultaneously you lose the institutional knowledge [of the departing journalists].” Graham reports.
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