Laura Flanders & Friends

Is Worker-Owned Media the Future of Journalism?

The business of media is in danger — but it sure isn’t dead. There have been layoffs across the industry and many newsrooms have cut back on the resources available to journalists. But workers have also organized unions, including high-profile campaigns at Condé Nast and The New Yorker, and started worker-owned media like Hell Gate and Defector.

Is Worker-Owned Media the Future of Journalism?

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