{"id":311756,"date":"2023-12-07T11:50:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=staffers-at-the-washington-post-are-on-strike-today"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:58:42","slug":"staffers-at-the-washington-post-are-on-strike-today","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/staffers-at-the-washington-post-are-on-strike-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffers at The Washington Post are on strike today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/prc-logo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/prc-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429038\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:348px;height:53px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-light-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" \/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-07T11:50:30-05:00\">December 7, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading newsletter-title has-serif-font-family\" id=\"the-briefing\">The Briefing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top story:<\/strong> Washington Post staffers are on strike today<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news: <\/strong>Disinformation scholar alleges that ties between Harvard and Meta led to her dismissal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead: <\/strong>Former Trump adviser threatens journalist prosecutions in a second Trump administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How Americans&#8217; international travel habits are linked to their interest in international affairs and news<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Top story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/12\/07\/washington-post-strike-layoffs-buyouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Staffers at The Washington Post are in the midst of a 24-hour strike<\/a>, citing frustrations with ongoing contract negotiations with management. The Post Guild, the union that represents most of the outlet\u2019s employees, stated in a letter that \u201cmanagement has refused to bargain in good faith and repeatedly \u2013 and illegally \u2013 shut down negotiations\u201d around <strong>pay equity, remote work policies, mental health support<\/strong> and an effort to <strong>reduce the workforce by 10 percent via buyout packages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research Center survey of nearly 12,000 U.S. journalists<\/a>, <strong>72% used a negative word to describe the news industry<\/strong>, with common examples including \u201cstruggling\u201d and \u201cchaos.\u201d And <strong>newsroom employment at U.S. newspapers dropped by 57% between 2008 and 2020<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/13\/u-s-newsroom-employment-has-fallen-26-since-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prominent disinformation scholar <strong>Joan Donovan<\/strong> accuses Harvard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/joan-donovan-harvard-meta-facebook-firing-whistleblower-rcna128091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ending her employment for Facebook favor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Israel-Hamas war <\/strong>has recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/12\/03\/1215798409\/palestinian-journalists-killed-gaza-israel-hamas-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the highest number of journalist deaths in over 30 years<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atlanta police<\/strong> use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/dec\/04\/cop-city-atlanta-police-signal-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encrypted messaging app Signal to communicate<\/a> about training center amid concerns over transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TikTok\u2019s<\/strong> top<strong> <\/strong>trends raise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/12\/6\/23989124\/tiktoks-biggest-hits-2023-viral-videos-trends-recommendation-algorithm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questions about how the platform defines and handles viral content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>Q&amp;A <\/strong>with local journalist Angus M. Thuermer Jr. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/the_media_today\/qa-angus-m-thuermer-jr.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">covering climate change in Wyoming&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spanish media outlets<\/strong> file lawsuit against Meta, alleging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/spanish-media-association-files-598-mln-lawsuit-against-facebook-owner-meta-2023-12-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unfair competition by using personalized advertising<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent episode of Steve Bannon\u2019s podcast <em>Bannon&#8217;s War Room<\/em>, <strong>Kash Patel<\/strong>, former counterterrorism adviser on the National Security Council under President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/05\/us\/politics\/trump-kash-patel-journalists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened to prosecute journalists<\/a> if Trump is reelected as president. Patel told Bannon that the administration would \u201c<strong>come after the people in the media<\/strong>\u201d who \u201chelped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of U.S. journalists (57%) are <strong>extremely or very concerned about potential restrictions on press freedoms<\/strong>, according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/02\/most-u-s-journalists-are-concerned-about-press-freedoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 survey<\/a> of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists. Journalists have roughly similar levels of concern regardless of whether they say their news organization\u2019s audience leans right or left (or is mixed politically).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart explores how <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/06\/americans-who-have-traveled-internationally-stand-out-in-their-views-and-knowledge-of-foreign-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans\u2019 international travel habits<\/a> relate to their views and knowledge of international affairs. Americans who have traveled to <em>at least five <\/em>other countries are <strong>more likely to say they closely follow international news<\/strong> than those with less international travel experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-310-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5738\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2023-12-07\/image-png-4\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e4dd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/image.png?resize=480,858 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/image.png?resize=573,1024 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"554\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/image.png?w=310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5738 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e4dd; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. 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