We have alarming news.
The owner of The Sacramento Bee is trying to tie journalistsâ pay to the number of clicks their stories get.
Weâre urging the company to reconsider. Here& #39;s our letter to McClatchyâs new CEO about how this could hurt our community.
#NoPayForClicks 1/9
The owner of The Sacramento Bee is trying to tie journalistsâ pay to the number of clicks their stories get.
Weâre urging the company to reconsider. Here& #39;s our letter to McClatchyâs new CEO about how this could hurt our community.
#NoPayForClicks 1/9
Pay-for-clicks encourages controversy and quantity over clarity and quality.
Our job is to cut through the noise, not add to it.
We are the Sacramento Bee Guild. Weâre journalists who care about our community.
We hate click bait. So do you.
#NoPayForClicks 2/9
Our job is to cut through the noise, not add to it.
We are the Sacramento Bee Guild. Weâre journalists who care about our community.
We hate click bait. So do you.
#NoPayForClicks 2/9
Journalism that serves the community takes time and care. Countless interviews. Late-night meetings. Stacks of records. The pursuit of clicks is something different.
Thatâs why weâre asking you to sign this petition:
http://bit.ly/nopayforclicks
https://bit.ly/nopayforc... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/NoPayForClicks"> #NoPayForClicks 3/9
Thatâs why weâre asking you to sign this petition:
http://bit.ly/nopayforclicks
https://bit.ly/nopayforc... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/NoPayForClicks"> #NoPayForClicks 3/9
The old journalism adage is to âcomfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.â
Not to create content that gets as many clicks, whatever the cost, to hit arbitrary metrics goals based on opaque, inconsistent math. #NoPayForClicks 4/9
Not to create content that gets as many clicks, whatever the cost, to hit arbitrary metrics goals based on opaque, inconsistent math. #NoPayForClicks 4/9
The proposal hurts our ability to tell diverse stories.
Growing readership in places we& #39;ve underservedârepairing relationshipsâtakes time. The Bee is working to fix this. The proposal would encourage us to ignore those stories in fear of lower page views. #NoPayForClicks 5/9
Growing readership in places we& #39;ve underservedârepairing relationshipsâtakes time. The Bee is working to fix this. The proposal would encourage us to ignore those stories in fear of lower page views. #NoPayForClicks 5/9
Quality news that convinces readers to subscribe is important. We want to know which stories resonate.
But tying a reporterâs value to how stories "perform" online is problematic. It cheapens our work. Often, headlines and placement are beyond our control. #NoPayForClicks 6/9
But tying a reporterâs value to how stories "perform" online is problematic. It cheapens our work. Often, headlines and placement are beyond our control. #NoPayForClicks 6/9
In contract bargaining, McClatchy has repeatedly failed to show how these goals are calculated. Theyâve given no evidence why this proposal would make us a more sustainable local news company.
So weâre asking you to sign this petition:
http://bit.ly/nopayforclicks ">https://bit.ly/nopayforc... #NoPayForClicks 7/9
So weâre asking you to sign this petition:
http://bit.ly/nopayforclicks ">https://bit.ly/nopayforc... #NoPayForClicks 7/9
It gets worse.
McClatchy is withholding months of back pay from 2019âs contractually guaranteed raises unless we accept the pay-for-clicks proposal.
Itâs leverage. But the guild is urging the company to reconsider before we meet for bargaining Nov. 13. #NoPayForClicks 8/9
McClatchy is withholding months of back pay from 2019âs contractually guaranteed raises unless we accept the pay-for-clicks proposal.
Itâs leverage. But the guild is urging the company to reconsider before we meet for bargaining Nov. 13. #NoPayForClicks 8/9
McClatchyâs proposal to pay reporters for clicks is:
â˘Bad for reporters
â˘Bad for readers
â˘Bad for our community
We hope the company will take its proposal off the table.
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â˘Bad for reporters
â˘Bad for readers
â˘Bad for our community
We hope the company will take its proposal off the table.
Support us by signing our petition at http://bit.ly/nopayforclicks ">https://bit.ly/nopayforc... #NoPayForClicks 9/9