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November 7, 2017

Gothamist Journalists Fired for Unionizing Launch Website Gothamist in Exile
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In New York City, more than 100 people protested against billionaire Joe
Ricketts's decision to shut down the news outlets Gothamist and DNAinfo,
one week after the newsrooms voted to unionize.

Emma Whitford: "My name is Emma Whitford. I've been-I had been at
Gothamist for two-and-a-half years. Yeah, we voted to unionize by an
incredible margin. I mean, the unit was 27 reporters and a few editors,
and we voted for the union 25 to two. I also think it's really important
to clarify that we had not issued a single demand, when this shutdown
happened, and I think there was a lot of effort on behalf of management
to be like, 'Oh, because you guys want to unionize, you want to like
bankrupt the company.'"

Some of the fired journalists have also launched a new media
outlet-Gothamist in Exile-where they have already begun covering
important local news stories, including today's elections and the
acquittal of NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs on charges of murdering Delrawn
Small.


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