journalist. video at @voxdotcom. lots of past lives. New Orleanian always. she/her
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Joined January 2010
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Please support our amazing colleagues if you can. We’ve lost many great people, including nearly half of our @voxdotcom video team. It’s hard to express how devastating this is. It won’t make up for their lost jobs, but will hopefully be some support through the holidays.
Thanks to all of you, the Vox Media Union's GoFundMe to benefit our colleagues who were laid off yesterday has already raised over $8,000. We're grateful for your support. Please continue to donate and share.
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Melissa Hirsch retweeted
The Vox Media Union stands in solidarity with @WGAEast and @WGAWest writers on strike. If you are able, donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, which is collecting $ for all workers impacted by the AMPTP's refusal to bargain a fair deal entertainmentcommunity.org/ #WGAStrong
Excited to learn from all these amazing people and be part of this!
💫Congratulations to the 26 women selected for the 2023 Women’s Leadership Accelerator (#ONAWLA)! This inspiring group of changemakers represents a range of locations + expertise from broadcast + audience to digital safety + partnerships. Meet them all: bit.ly/3Y0kFVK
ALT Photos of the 26 women chosen for 2023 #ONWLA arranged in a grid
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Help us get the word out to support our colleagues! gofundme.com/f/vox-media-lay…
We've raised over $26k for our union colleagues who were laid off, and we're eternally grateful.
But the media landscape is tough right now, so we're trying to raise as much as we can to everyone a little extra cushion.
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Melissa Hirsch retweeted
In collaboration with our comrades at @thrillistunion and @thedodounion, today we launched a GoFundMe for union members who were laid off by Vox Media last week. Please donate what you can, and share.
gofundme.com/f/vox-media-lay…
means a lot to be part of a project on this @gijn list along with such important works of journalism from around the world. thanks for including us!
Using 15 charts spliced w/ interviews, @voxdotcom created a simple explainer of the vaccination gap btw American conservatives & liberals. It also highlighted that misinfo & disbelief over pandemic seriousness were 2 main reasons behind vaccine hesitancy.
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If you haven't yet watched our video, produced by @adamplease and my other amazing colleagues, today is the day to do so (and vote!): youtu.be/qeokW1-mds8
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Melissa Hirsch retweeted
Reuters US Journalists Plan to Strike For First Time In Decades - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #NoContractNoNews
Who has power in the US? It's a complex prompt that got us examining four important topics. Check out the first three out so far and the final one tomorrow. So much incredible reporting+production went into the series.
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The @statesman journalists deserve this most basic of protections.
I have a brief union-related thread and request for y'all.
Throughout the course of our work, journalists at the @statesman often find themselves in hazardous situations — out on the road during the freeze, at the scenes of wildfires, in the midst of protests. 1/3
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I learned so much important history working on this. @ranjchak, @haubursin @QueKmas @BridgettHenwood & the whole team made it such a joy to watch and hear from all these incredible drag kings. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=lXshUNU6…
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The @vox_union has overwhelmingly voted yes to ratify our second CBA with @voxmedia! We’re so proud of what we were able to accomplish with this contract — here are some amazing highlights:
Fuku demands a fair contract so he can go back to being the center of the universe. #voxcontractnow
Ready to do whatever it takes with my @vox_union colleagues to make sure we get higher salary minimums, reasonable annual cost-of-living increases + 401(k) matches -- including a strike if needed. #voxcontractnow
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Interesting to see this after days of bargaining late into the night to get our @voxmedia colleagues anything close to livable wages (and still at it now!) Great to know Vox has "grown a lot." Can you share some of that with your employees? #VoxContractNow
Vox Media is hosting an upfront today called Now
"Since last we saw one another we've grown a lot organically and through the acquisitions… programming to a modern mindset, connecting with audiences and helping them to make sense of the world around them.“ - @Bankoff
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Melissa Hirsch retweeted
Our contract expires in 5 days, and management still needs to make some big moves on key issues, including salary minimums, year-over-year raises, and 401(k) contributions. 95% of us have signed a strike pledge, @bankoff, but we'd prefer a fair deal NOW.
