Seattle Times staff photographer with Climate Lab 🏔️ Wyoming born. @IWMF fellow and @PulitzerCenter grantee.
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Erika J. Schultz retweeted
10 Idaho Statesman reporters — more than half the staff — were laid off Thursday by McClatchy, our hedge-fund-backed owner.
Sadly, many don’t have large savings. Please consider donating to help cover their bills.
Any amount helps! bit.ly/4cGQk8X
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
The Seattle Times is suing OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement but still wants the right to replace my colleagues with AI
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
There is a threat for thunderstorms tonight through Saturday across Western Washington, including in the Cascades & Olympics. If you're heading out into the mountains, make sure you're aware of the forecast.
More info on lightning safety: weather.gov/media/owlie/back…
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Orca whales in the T49A pod, including T49A7 "Nimbus," second from left, born in 2026, surface on the Salish Sea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, near Waldron Island, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
The Associated Press plans to lay off 20 video production staff in the U.S. today and move those jobs to a new production hub in India.
The decision to eliminate journalists with decades of experience and move their jobs covering American news to India raises concerns about the quality of future coverage, union leaders said.
Read this: buff.ly/deQ8qoD
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We’re urging you to exercise the highest level of caution this weekend as the National Weather Service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for Saturday afternoon and evening across central and eastern Washington. #wawx
ALT A PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Red Flag Warning is in effect for Saturday. Extreme conditions are forecast for the afternoon and evening with southwest winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. Very rapid fire growth is possible with any new or existing wildfires. The areas included in this warning include the Waterville Plateau, Okanogan Valley, Western Columbia Basin, Colville Reservation, Spokane Area, Palouse, and Snake River
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
We have overwhelmingly voted to go on STRIKE as we fight for a fair contract with McClatchy Media and its five Pacific Northwest newspapers.
Our demands are simple: Protections against AI and wages that keep up with inflation.
WA homeowners, farmers say their land is being stolen for data centers
Grant County Public Utility District has filed lawsuits to claim portions of homes and farms to build electric transmission lines. And this is likely only the beginning.
seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
✍️ Greg Kim
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
Last week, a massive fin whale got stranded on a Washington beach and died. Hundreds descended on Samish Island to see the endangered animal. And residents had a 40-ton decomposing carcass in their backyards.
NOAA wouldn’t move the whale. Now what?
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
We're back at the bargaining table, where @seattletimes management has rejected our proposal guaranteeing @SeaTimesUnion workers won't be replaced by AI.
Management's position is inexcusable.
We deserve a fair contract now — one with real job protections.
ALT Graphic reading "At the bargaining table, Seattle Times management told us, 'Journalism doesn't mean journalists,' while discussing the possibility of AI replacing jobs.
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
We are so proud to represent the first ever union newsroom in the state of Alaska! Congrats on their contract wins!
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
The Washington Post laid off its entire award-winning photo staff.
Every photographer, fired.
The WaPo photo staff has won 5 Pulitzers, including as recently as 2019.
With a newsroom that still has 300 journalists, how do you produce a daily report with…no photographers?
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Erika J. Schultz retweeted
Reporters can do what AI can’t.
But @mcclatchy refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
#ai #ainews #mcclatchy #pnwnewsguild #idahonews
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
After just over a year of bargaining, @NoisyUnion employees at The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets have just ratified their first-ever contract! 🧵
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Today the unionized workers at the Bend Bulletin took to the street outside their office to get loud and demand the big bad Carpenter Media Group come to the bargaining table with proposals that make their jobs better, not worse. CMG has been trying to remove benefits that they already have but because these workers have a union, they don't have to let them. These journalists and photographers deserve a fair contract now! Learn more at: pnwguild.org/save-pnw-news
📸: Joe Kline
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
"I'm never going to win a Nobel, but I did get to tell someone they did. That's pretty cool."
How @AP photographer @lindseywasson broke the news to Mary E. Brunkow that she had won the Nobel Prize in medicine: buff.ly/OZJge1m
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
Today in effects bargaining, Cascade PBS refused to move at all on their severance package they are offering the soon to be laid off newsroom staff. We are continue to be disappointed in how management is treating it's hardworking staff while making hundreds of thousands of public dollars per year in salary. Please continue to let Cascade PBS know how you feel and donate to our gofundme: gofundme.com/f/support-casca…
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Nine Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild represented journalists and have also lost their livelihoods as a consequence of @CascadePBSNews decision. They are crowdfunding to support our affected colleagues, and you can help by donating to our layoff fund. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
It’s difficult to find words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry. @CascadePBSNews’ choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
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Seattle #Sounders midfielder Paul Rothrock, center, celebrates with teammates including forward Pedro De La Vega, left, after scoring against #InterMiamiCF during the second half of a Leagues Cup final soccer match Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Erika J. Schultz retweeted
UPDATE: The Everett NewsGuild is calling on Herald subscribers to support their contract fight as Carpenter Media Group continues to offer low wages and tie meager raises to story quotas. (1/5)
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
