Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBillionaire tRump donor shuts down local news sites after staff votes to unionize
More than 100 journalists are out of a job after the tRump-allied owner suddenly pulled the plug.
In a blow to the labor movement and local news coverage across the country, two sites covering local news and politics in several major U.S. cities were shut down suddenly Thursday evening.
The sites, DNAinfo and Gothamist, were owned by billionaire TD Ameritrade founder, tRump donor, and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts. His decision leaves 115 journalists out of work in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Just last week, the staff in New York voted to unionize. Ricketts, who deleted negative coverage of himself when he acquired the Gothamist properties in March, has threatened to shut down the site in the past if the writers attempted to unionize.
On Thursday, he made good on the promise. - ThinkProgress
In a blow to the labor movement and local news coverage across the country, two sites covering local news and politics in several major U.S. cities were shut down suddenly Thursday evening.
The sites, DNAinfo and Gothamist, were owned by billionaire TD Ameritrade founder, tRump donor, and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts. His decision leaves 115 journalists out of work in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Just last week, the staff in New York voted to unionize. Ricketts, who deleted negative coverage of himself when he acquired the Gothamist properties in March, has threatened to shut down the site in the past if the writers attempted to unionize.
On Thursday, he made good on the promise. - ThinkProgress
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
9 replies, 976 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Billionaire tRump donor shuts down local news sites after staff votes to unionize (Original Post)
ffr
Nov 2017
OP
BigmanPigman
(51,672 posts)1. He is an ass and he knows it.
How in the hell do they sleep at night? Oh I forgot...duh. They are greedy sociopaths who have no empathy.
MLAA
(17,375 posts)3. May Karma pay him a visit soon.
Bluepinky
(2,279 posts)4. If his face is any indication, his soul is ravaged and empty.
After the words Trump donor nothing more needs to be said.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)5. Petey - his spawn - is governor of Nebraska
Pop & kid both did a major republican-style flip-flop, from being sworn enemies of Comrade Casino to submissive boot-lickers and propaganda pumps for the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief. Such foul, finky, flip-floppery in the service of tax cuts for the rich and fascism for the proles speaks volumes.
CAPTION: Petey Pie poses with the republican self-proclaimed russian expert and intellectual giant, The Pale One:
Vinca
(50,334 posts)6. It seems the vast majority of billionaires are assholes.
oasis
(49,490 posts)7. There is never enough money for these types.
ffr
(22,681 posts)8. Nor their level of vindictiveness towards their fellow man.
Greed corrupts absolutely.
mountain grammy
(26,676 posts)9. Absolutely!