2009 Pittsburgh Convention Stories: Newspaper Industry

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Pittsburgh's surviving metropolitan daily is positioned better than most, but that's not saying much. Joseph Moliner, a longtime International Brotherhood of Teamsters official in Pittsburgh who also heads the IBT’s national newspaper division, says, "Since 1992 every settlement has been concessionary. We keep losing jobs and those that remain are asked to do more for less.”

 

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The Force and Fury of Solidarity 
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  Newspapers and their workers are seeking ways to increase revenue in an industry wracked by declining readership, shrinking ad revenues, the merciless onslaught of new technologies, and the Great Recession.  Newspaper Guild members at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette hope a new web subscription service will help.  

Joe Molina is head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' newspaper division.  He reflects on prospects for his members in a shrinking industry. Video by Fred Glass.

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