Today, The Memphis Newspaper Guild is asking for community support. Our parent company, @Gannett, is unilaterally enforcing furloughs during a global pandemic, when we need to stay on the frontlines in the service of our community. https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /1

More than enough money to allow us to continue working without interruption remains concentrated at the top of our company. We’re asking community members in Memphis, and all people who support journalism in this time, to stand with us. https://memphisnewsguild.com/send-a-letter/  /2

We’re asking people of the community to voice their support by sending a letter to our executives. We encourage supporters to add their own stories about what journalism means to them, and why you support more, not less, journalism in your community: https://memphisnewsguild.com/send-a-letter/  /3

Additionally, if you aren’t already a subscriber to @memphisnews, please consider becoming one today. It’s one easy way to show you value our work even when all of our coverage of COVID-19 is being made free. https://help.commercialappeal.com/subscription-services /4

Journalism shows that stories matter. Here are ours. First, from @DanielConnolly: “Having fewer journalists at work means many stories of wrongdoing and injustice go unreported, and ordinary people suffer. https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /5

Journalism shows that stories matter. Here are ours. From @AJCOBBE: “I know my coworkers and journalists across the company deserve better than being furloughed when our work on the frontlines is needed more than ever.” https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /6

Journalism shows that stories matter. Here are ours. From @SeraMak: “That's the thing about local reporting: it's a relationship between a journalist and the community they serve. When the relationship is gone, there's a vacuum of information.” https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /7

Journalism shows that stories matter. Here are ours. From @MaxGarlandTypes: “Without journalists questioning and challenging officials...how much would we...know about COVID-19’s spread? I don't know anyone who would feel safer with less information.” https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /8

Journalism shows that stories matter. Here are ours. From @joerondone: “When the goals of serving a community good, especially in a time of crisis, are outweighed by a shareholder’s profit, it becomes impossible to stand idly by.” https://memphisnewsguild.com/  /9