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The unionized reporters and staff of New York's hometown newspaper, est. 2021 Too tough to die nydnunion.com

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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The NY Daily News' owners could have used yesterday's election to bring in a wave of new young readers — maybe future subscribers. Instead they made the finance-bro move: another front-page wrap ad, this one about dogs, to make some quick one-off cash. Number go up, right?
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Taking a stand against @nydailynews.com owner Alden Global Capital's unchecked greed is nothing new for @nydnunion.bsky.social. It's how they won their strong first contract. Our members are doing it again, standing together to back their work and each other against Alden's harm.
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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
@alexbores.nyc stole Sunday’s front page of the Daily News from FDNY widows, Monday’s from the man who fell to his death at MSG (in the district he’s running to represent), and today’s from a young father killed in a Brooklyn hit-and-run
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The New York Times clocks the faux-wood in its Primary Day coverage www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Polls close in the primaries today. And again, this political ad pretends to be our wood.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Pretty gross!
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This looks like an endorsement, but its not -- the wood of the Daily News should not be for sale! Our staff was mortified to wake up to a front page covered by a deceptive political ad for two days straight. Shame on Heath Freeman and Alden for selling our good name for a buck.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Welcoming our colleagues at AMNewYork and the other Schneps outlets. New York's Hometown Paper stands with you.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Just checking in on week three of Heath Freeman's decision to fire our print production team...
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This week is the first at the Daily News since Heath Freeman's Alden Capital laid off our entire print production staff. It's embarrassing to open the paper we work so hard for each day and find mistakes like this. Is this the level of editing New Yorkers can count on going forward?
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s gambit of flattering President Donald Trump with a mocked up front page of the future – 'Trump to City: Let’s Build' – only worked so well because of the blood, sweat and tears that Daily Newsers since 1919 have put into making the paper a respected brand."
cityandstateny.com
Editor’s note: Why the fake Daily News cover worked
Journalists worked hard to earn respect – even from the president.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Last week, a Daily News reader wrote to one of The News' oldest institutions -- the Voice of the People -- to express his dismay over Alden's decision to lay off nearly a third of our staff. Orders from management were "don't print it"
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We may be low on editors, but even we know that's a wordy lede. It appears New York's Other Paper is big mad we still scoop them on a regular basis
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What the @nytimes.com fails to mention (again) is that the reason for the font change (which extends beyond the wood - aka "page 1" - to the entirety of the paper) is Alden Capital's decision to lay off our entire print production staff.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It would be great, too, if the @nytimes.com media desk would spend even half the effort it took to write this story on providing coverage of this month's layoffs at the Daily News.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Two weeks after announcing layoffs that cut 28% of our unionized staff, Executive Editor Andrew Julien gives his definition of delivering "maximum value to our readers" to the New York Times: The letter "h"
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Alden Global Capital and Heath Freeman are so evil that even the NY Post wrote a sympathetic story about the Daily News. nypost.com/2026/02/13/m...
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NY Daily News left with just four national writers after ‘Valentine’s Day massacre’ brings more devastating layoffs
“The vampiric owners of The News are seeking to drain the lifeblood of the paper,” a staffer told The Post.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 13/02/2026
💔 We stand in solidarity with the Daily News Union. It’s time for Alden Global Capital to stop gutting newspapers.
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“These layoffs, which are the direct result of the repellent corporate greed that Alden Global Capital is known for, are being done without any concern for the future of the @nydailynews.com. More from our @nydnunion.bsky.social's statement nyguild.org/post/stateme...
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STATEMENT from the Daily News Union, The NewsGuild of New York as Alden Global Capital begins mass layoffs:
Alden Global Capital — the nation’s most predatory newspaper owner — has again lived up to its reputation as the parasitic “destroyer of newspapers.”
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Samuel Ashworth @samuelashworth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It cannot be reiterated enough that Heath Freeman - who really doesn’t want you to know his name - does not have a shred of interest in journalism or New York City. He treats the best city paper in NY like it’s just another asset. It’s profitable, just not enough for the private equity ghouls.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12/02/2026
The once-mighty paper has already been on life support for years. If a billionaire who actually cares about American democracy wants to counter the fascist takeover of the US media, this is a prime candidate to buy and revive. No you won’t make much of a profit. But the country desperately needs it.
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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Dirty secret here is that the NYDN is almost certainly still profitable, just not profitable *enough* for the vulture fund that owns it
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I would say that in a highly competitive media landscape like New York City, you would actually want more and not fewer reporters here competing for the news
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This morning, Executive Editor Andrew Julien, citing a "a highly competitive media landscape," told NYDN staff to expect layoffs. The first cuts are primarily hitting our National Desk, but we're also losing some metro staffers and more cuts are expected — more than 25% of the unionized newsroom.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
In today's paper, @richiefife.bsky.social call's Alden Capital's NYDN Font Gate "another visible marker of a paper steadily abandoning its identity, its readers, and its responsibility to this city."
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Everybody's saying it
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Albany Newspaper Guild @albanyguild.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We are picketing! 🪧 Now more than ever we need local news, and to do that we need support for the human beings behind local news like the Times Union Hearst, however, is continuing to stall on our contract — as they have for the past 17 years (1/3)
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Rich O’Malley @richomalley.com · 02/02/2026
I am immediately filled with sadness and rage. Something in me just died, to be quite honest, and it was a murder. I once again feel so bad for my friends who remain and were forced to send the pages to the plant like that. At least we have the DN Union fighting the good fights.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The font work commissioned by The Daily News's union looks 5x better than the newspaper, a fact that should embarrass Heath Freeman to no end.
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David Herman @davidhermanstudio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thanks for confirming @nydnunion.bsky.social, thought I was imagining it after watching #inthepapers @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social. New font is far too condensed to read as a headline and more “free community newspaper” than “major tabloid for nation’s largest city.” Daily News deserves better.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A thread on the surprise redesign of the NY Daily News.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
WHAT THE FONT Daily News readers and reporters alike awoke this morning to pages and fonts we could barely recognize. Apparently our hedge-fund owners thought New York's hometown paper needed to look more like generic mid-market wire copy. Sunday vs. Monday, below:
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our fearless colleagues braved the snowstorm last weekend to visit the hometown of @forbes.com CEO Sherry Phillips and spread the news that she is a union buster who continues to deny our members a fair contract. 👎
Sherry Phillips, Forbes CEO, is a union buster.
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Fair contract, NOW! #brynmawr #journalism #50over50 #30under30 #unionstrong #cheapaf #media #union @nyguild.bsky.social #journalismpay #journalismjobs @forbes.com
Sherry Phillips, Forbes CEO, is a union buster.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I hate to be that guy, but the NY Daily News broke this story more than four hours before this Times piece sauntered along to get everyone’s eyeballs. Here’s a gift link. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/26/a...
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After Mamdani’s snow day plug, ‘Heated Rivalry’ book downloads surge at NY Public Library
The New York Public Library saw a 529% spike in “Heated Rivalry” downloads after Mamdani plugged the book during his snow storm press conference.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
When you get a bunch of NYC reporters together, it’s usually for a going-away party. This time, it’s for three — a triple loss for the @nydailynews.com and @nydnunion.bsky.social. Farewell to @grahamrayman.bsky.social, @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social and Vinny Panzarino. Giants all. -30-
Graham Rayman with his final wood, “Wham, Bam, Thank You Graham.”Chris Sommerfeldt holds up his fair well wood, “Last Days of Sommer.”Vinny Panzarino holds up his farewell wood , “Vinny, Vidi, Vici.”From left, Vinny Panzarino, Chris Sommerfeldt and Graham Rayman
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Among the bills vetoed by Gov Hochul in the close of the year, the "Keep police radio public act," which would have ensured that police dispatch radio remained audible to the press. Encrypted radio communications make it much harder for the press to keep law enforcement accountable.
nysfocus.com
Here's Every Bill That Kathy Hochul Vetoed in 2025
One hundred and forty laws that almost were.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The Keep Police Radio Public Act is on Gov. Hochul's desk -- and it's important it becomes law. Open access to police radio dispatch channels (as well as other public two-way radio chatter) is an important check on the PR operations run by many of the agencies we cover.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
News of our union fight has made it to the Continent. larevuedesmedias.ina.fr/new-york-dai...
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Que devient un journal quand il est racheté par un fonds d’investissement ? L’histoire du « New York Daily News »
Aux États-Unis, près de la moitié de la presse quotidienne est détenue par un fonds d’investissement. En 2021, le « New York Daily News » a été racheté par l’un d’eux. Depuis, les journalistes de ce t...
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
ACQUIRED
Daily News button: TOO TOUGH TO DIE
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Long live the Daily News!
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
RATIFIED: Congrats to our @nydnunion.bsky.social who ratified their first contract last night. 100% of those who voted, OK'd the contract. WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Long live the Daily News
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🫡🫡🫡
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This was a hard-fought contract, and for the first time in recent history, we now have an actual system for annual raises at the Daily News. A monumental win with this ratification vote. (And Kerry is the best street reporter around, brotha.)
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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
God I love local news and unions and local news unions
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Shame on Condé Nast management. If you can't take questions, don't be in the business of hiring reporters.
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(ARCHIVED) Adrienne Adams @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
After three years of organizing, @nydnunion.bsky.social has won a contract! The Council is proud to stand with them, passing the “Too Tough to Die” resolution led by @cndelarosa.bsky.social in support of their fight. New York is a union town!
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Clayton Guse @claytonguse.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This is the first CBA the for the paper's newsroom in 34 years. This is by all measures a historic accomplishment. When we formed this union five years ago, we aimed to safeguard against the wrath of Alden, a hedge fund notorious for scrapping newspapers for parts.
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