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Bell Media has announced an additional 43 technician job cuts as part of its restructuring. Unifor cites the negative impact on journalism and democracy following earlier layoffs and station sales by Bell's parent company, BCE. Understand your rights and your employer’s obligations following a layoff or without cause termination. #bell #bce #bellmedia #layoff #BCElayoffs #termination #severance #employmentlawyer #lawfirm #labourrightslaw #employmentlaw https://lnkd.in/gnhHnH42

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Context - I attended a morning meeting for WMBF News Myrtle Beach Friday and introduced myself as a former reporter who worked in that same market 40 years ago. Later on, it dawned on me - if a 60 year old former reporter had made a similar visit to our newsroom in 1984, he most certainly would not have started in television and would have likely been a veteran - of World War II. As eye-opening as that gap was, I still think a few more newsrooms need a few more gray-hairs around, and not just in the anchor chair. We hear on this platform sometimes how much the news business has changed in 40-50 years, as if the old hands are too out of touch to do the work. I would argue it’s precisely because they’ve lived that change that they get it - and realize what hasn’t changed. Connecting with a community, understanding how it works and what matters, and translating those values into relevant, accurate stories - these are the timeless principles of good journalism and far more difficult to master than the latest video editing software. As I visit newsrooms to build bridges for graduating students and future interns, it’s clear #TVnews is still a young person’s game. But when veterans walk away, or get pushed, what is the Iocal media institution losing - besides a higher salary ? “War” stories and wisdom. I wonder if the news business can thrive anymore without both.

We need to decentralize and share jobs nationwide since they're over-concentrated on the coasts, plus cheaper land can make housing more affordable if planning and zoning are done properly. This biggest challenges will be wasteful urban sprawl, worsening 110F+ heatwaves and mega-droughts so 100% water recycling and even water pipelines from the east and north will be required. My "#Gaiapolis #Strategy" book provides a roadmap for building #green #bionic #hubs, #cities and #industries to #decarbonize and protect our #health and #ecosystems. https://lnkd.in/gCQyq4t5

This also speaks to the importance of good local leaders. Part of the reason Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta, are Top 5 metroplexes for growth, is that municipal, county, city, and community leaders help build places people want to live and work. Yes, these five cities, conurbations really, tend to be lower cost of living than East-West Coast cities, and that plays a role. But don't miss the stories of innovation and people-friendly LOCAL leaders.

Great job for a journalist seeking to tell stories about working-class people who "defy stereotypes about who they are" every single day. What George Goehl is doing at Addition, and has done throughout his career as an organizer extraordinaire, to broaden the bigger “We” is absolutely essential. His podcast series "To See Each Other" features incredible stories that prove over and over that we shouldn't presume, assume, and most importantly, give up on people. I wish more news orgs would take this lead to tell the more complex, and authentic, stories about working-class people.

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In the spirit of today being “jobs day” in the market, here’s another interesting article on the “go west (and south), young person” concept. Where is growth heading? Follow the jobs … “A recent CBRE study of 500 U.S. companies that relocated headquarters in the past six years found one-third of them involved leaving the San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York City area, mostly for lower taxes and out of the desire to seek a different business climate. Technology companies led the way, followed by manufacturing and financial services. At the same time, data show opportunities shifting to the south. Before the pandemic, employment in the West was growing by 2.3% a year, the highest rate among the nation’s regions, according to an analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Innovation Group. Last spring, though, following a spate of tech layoffs, the West was at the bottom of the pack, growing by just 1.4% between May of 2022 and May of 2023. By contrast, the Sunbelt topped the list, growing by 2.4% over that period, adding more than four times the number of jobs added in the West.” #jobs #realestate #investing #sunbelt #demographics #CRE #multifamily