The David Bacon Archive is now one of the largest collections of documentary photography at the Libraries, offering scholars and students stunning perspectives of labor and social justice movements as well as societal impacts of globalization and war.  Stanford, CA—From the streets of Oakland and Los Angeles to farmlands and factories across the United States, […]

The Guild urges its members to vote “yes” on California Proposition 15, which would revamp property taxation on high-value industrial and commercial real estate and generate an estimated $6 billion to $11 billion annually in state tax revenue. The money would support certain local public services including schools and community colleges, where many future journalists […]

The Guild has joined nearly 70 advocacy organizations and news outlets in a letter to the L.A. County sheriff, written and sent by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, protesting deputy sheriffs’ violent arrest of KPCC radio reporter Josie Huang for “obstruction.” Arresting officers claimed Huang didn’t identify herself as a journalist; her […]

San Francisco Chronicle managing editor Michael Gray sent this message to the Chronicle staff: September 17 marks six months since we, and all of the Bay Area, were ordered to stay home, stay safe, and just do our jobs as well as we could under those circumstances. Somehow, despite a growing sentiment out there that […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is pleased to recognize and honor El Tecolote newspaper for its 50 years of commitment in providing a voice to the San Francisco Bay Area Latino community. Located in the heart of the Mission District, El Tecolote is the oldest bilingual English/Spanish newspaper in California; El Tecolote has for 50 […]

June 14, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONOLULU — Workers, community members and reporters are reacting with shock to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s announcement Thursday it is laying off half of the newsroom. This devastation at the state’s largest newspaper will permanently damage the critical news coverage Hawaii depends on.  “This decision was disappointing, frustrating and unnecessary,” […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 15, 2020 Three former governors of the state of Hawaii have joined forces to urge the Honolulu Star-Advertiser not to go through with sweeping layoffs it has announced that would cripple the newspaper and ultimately hurt the community that depends upon it. Former Governors John Waihee, Ben Cayetano and Neil Abercrombie sent […]

In a matter with press-freedom implications, the Guild and several other organizations are joining the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in seeking authorization to file an amicus brief supporting a woman appealing a Sacramento County Superior Court finding that a complaint of sexual harassment against a California assemblyman was defamatory. Pamela Lopez is […]