Posted on 11/04/2024 8:16:36 AM PST by Enterprise
The New York Times Tech Guild went on strike Monday in a move that could complicate the newspaper’s ability to cover Tuesday’s US presidential election.
The Guild represents more than 600 software developers, data analysts, and designers whose work upholds the organization’s digital products, including its live blogs and the Times’ election needle. The union has said roughly half of its members are directly involved in supporting the paper’s election coverage, and the increased traffic to the outlet’s website around an election only increases the pressure on the publication’s back-end systems.
The union said they gave Times management “months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract.”
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Will anybody notice?.....................
Well that sucks. Who will uninform me now?
Such a loss to the nation. They’ve done such a diligent job of churning out their propaganda, multiple times every day, for months now. And now their voice will be silent. So sad
Hahahahahahahah
This is amazing news.
The writers and editors of the New York Times will have to work double-shifts while crying and screaming hysterically as Kamala crashes and burns.
Sweet!
India in 3, 2, 1...
Would they strike if they thought Kamala was going to win?
Queue Jerry Seinfeld “That’s a shame.”
Darn the luck.
Their webpages that cover vote totals on Election Night are about the best out there, no propaganda and easy to use. Otherwise, no the NY Times won’t be missed.
In a tradition unlike any other, stopped reading at NY Slimes
It’s pretty amazing the way the New York Times Co. manages to be at once the absolute best and absolute worst it can be, isn’t it?
Maybe that's why they're going to have this strike, to keep the up-to-date vote totals from the voters.
Agreed. They are up to date, accurate, fast loading and easy to read/use. Too bad we won’t have that tomorrow, but I’d rather see turmoil at the NYT.
> What is this thing they call the New York Times? Is it like an Apple or Bulova watch? <
From what I can tell, it’s kinda like a watch that gives you the wrong time on purpose. It deliberately leads you astray.
Yet for some reason many people still trust it.
“Their webpages that cover vote totals on Election Night are about the best out there, no propaganda and easy to use. Otherwise, no the NY Times won’t be missed.”
you’re absolutely correct on both accounts: real time NYT election totals are absolutely the best; everything else they publish is just propaganda ...
Have to admit the needle thingy was pretty cool. Was of course surfing some lefty sites for amusement election night and to see the hysteria as it inexorably swung towards Trump in 2016 was awesome.
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