At some point in deep autumn, it finally happened. My CEO, Zsuzsanna Lippai, who keeps an eye on these things, posted a message in our work Signal group, confirming that the small nonprofit newsroom she and I lead, The Fuller Project, was moving up in the world...the world of right-wing media monitors that is. Fuller had been listed on InfluenceWatch.
"As the organization grows, we are unionizing across newsrooms and teams to ensure our mission and vision align with employees' realities," the Signal Ohio News Workers Guild wrote in a statement signed by 15 union-eligible staffers. The journalists said their priorities for unionization include "transparent, equitable and sustainable pay," including cost-of-living raises; hiring practices that reflect Signal's "founding ethos of being accountable to our communities"; professional development; and a say in newsroom policies, including the use of artificial intelligence.