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Reporting On The Mirror – PROPUBLICA

We are not sure you thought this one all the way through.

We are not sure you thought this one all the way through.

There have always been some questions when it comes to unions and the publishing business, and in recent years, it has been a rather consistent issue that when the unions step up and start demanding things, it leads to job losses as much as benefits achieved.

At ProPublica, their union makes even less sense, given that this is an outlet that operates off of donations and grants, so it is not competing in the same fashion as conventional news outlets. Despite this, the union went on a one-day strike and, quixotically, demanded that its readership NOT go to the website and read its content. Journalists were encouraging people to avoid their journalism as a negotiating tool.

As a hint, this was not a fertile gambit seen over at the Washington Post. Their staff was loudly complaining about the management around the time of the 2024 election, and that led to a wave of readers cancelling subscriptions. Not surprisingly, this was followed by one of the harshest rounds of layoffs seen in the media.

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: https://t.co/tN24poWh62 pic.twitter.com/l7DJoX6ceP— ProPublica Guild (@propublicaguild) April 8, 2026

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica website or engaging with ProPublica stories........

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