I'm heartbroken. Lee Enterprises laid off nine of my colleagues today.

Communities outside big cities deserve great journalism, and that can't be provided when companies continue to erode newsrooms. The people of Western Virginia deserve better than this.

Claire started at The Roanoke Times at the start of the pandemic and hasn't missed a beat. On top of that, she broke the story about racism allegations at VMI — she remained humble while a national newspaper followed up on it and accepted the accolades. https://twitter.com/c_mitzel/status/1381614741379035137?s=20

Unionize your newsroom. Had it not been for @TimeslandGuild, Lee Enterprises probably would have cut off my colleagues' health insurance today. We also were able to delay layoffs for a while.

Journalists deserve protections and to be treated fairly by their employers.