Jonathan Schleuss
Jonathan Schleuss is an American journalist and the international president of the NewsGuild-CWA, a labor union representing more than 20,000 journalists and media workers in the United States and Canada.[1] Schleuss previously worked as a graphics and data journalist at the Los Angeles Times, where in 2018 he helped lead his co-workers to organize a union with the Guild.[2][3]
Career and education[edit]
Schleuss started at the Los Angeles Times in 2013 as a graphics and data journalist.[4] Prior to joining the L.A. Times, he worked as the online editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and as a weekend host for KUAF, a National Public Radio affiliate based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.[5]
Schleuss has also served as an adjunct professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[6] He graduated in 2013 from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in journalism.[4][5]
Election for president of The NewsGuild[edit]
On December 10, 2019 Schleuss won a rerun election for president of the Guild by a vote of 1,979 to 1,514.[1] He ran against three-term incumbent Bernie Lunzer as a reform candidate with a platform focused on modernization, organizing and transparency.[7][8] The original election, which Schleuss lost by 271 votes, was set aside by union officials in August, 2018 after more than 1,000 members failed to receive ballots.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jon Schleuss Wins Race for NewsGuild President – The NewsGuild – CWA". newsguild.org. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "L.A. Times journalist Jon Schleuss wins NewsGuild election". Los Angeles Times. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ Ember, Sydney (2018-01-19). "Union Is Formed at Los Angeles Times and Publisher Put on Leave". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ a b "Jon Schleuss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ a b "South Arkansas native voted president of national journalism union". Arkansas Online. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Faculty - Search by School | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "As NewsGuild holds election, members say union has been too passive". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "A Hotly Contested Race for NewsGuild President". Labor Notes. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "America's largest union of journalists is doing a rewrite of its leadership election". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2019-12-14.