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Strib union members rail against cuts, rally around ice cream

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By Paul Schmelzer , Minnesota Independent
June 30, 2008

In a notoriously turbulent industry and facing yet another round of belt-tightening — this time to the tune of $2.5 million — newsroom staffers from the Star Tribune found solace outside the paper’s headquarters Wednesday… in ice cream. The Minnesota Newspaper Guild picked up the tab for frozen treats, while a few dozen reporters and editors picketed upcoming cuts that could claim another 30 newsroom jobs, according to reporter and Guild unit rep Chris Serres. With a contract expiring at the end of July, some of the Stribbers I talked with had measured hope for an agreeable deal, but many had concerns about the long-term prospects for Avista Capital Partners as the paper’s owner — and about the future of local journalism.

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How can the public support

Submitted by peterson.delacueva on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 09:49.

How can the public support those who are still left in the Strib newsroom, short of finding a new owner with a different mindset? (That is, an owner willing to absorb all the debt the company is racking up.)

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