“We call on Tribune to make a pledge that they’ll only sell to a
buyer that will protect the objectivity of the news product by making a
public commitment to doing so,” say the Newspaper Guild and
Communications Workers of America.
The Newspaper Guild & Communications Workers of America Call on Tribune Company to Protect Newspapers’ Integrity as Sale Proceeds
Recently you’ve seen many petitions asking that the Koch brothers not
be allowed to buy the Tribune Company’s newspapers. We understand why
the Kochs breed this distrust. They are active political proponents of
harsh right-wing positions. We’re also not certain that Tribune will
listen to anything but money when the final decision is made.
What we do know is that great papers publish credible, trusted
journalism online and on the printed page. Whoever comes to own these
mastheads needs to understand that protecting newsrooms from ideological
taint is no small thing. The future of American journalism depends on
the ability to print truth, not opinion.
We call on Tribune to make a pledge that they’ll only sell to a buyer
that will protect the objectivity of the news product by making a
public commitment to doing so. The Newspaper Guild-CWA and the
Communications Workers of America seek your support in this goal.
| The Newspaper Guild Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO, CLC and IFJ |
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