Everett Herald strike continues, as owners aim to resolve layoffs

EVERETT — Unionized news staff at The Daily Herald continued to strike for a second day Tuesday, picketing layoff notices that threaten to roughly half the newsroom.

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Todd Carpenter, chairman of Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group, has said staff reductions were meant to ensure the long-term stability of Snohomish County’s top news source. Carpenter’s plan eliminated positions of 10 of 18 Everett NewsGuild workers, as well as two top editors.

“Carpenter has done nothing productive since wrecking our newsroom last week,” said Ryan Berry, one of two photographers laid off from a three-person photo staff, in a written statement.

In an interview, Berry added: “The only action they’ve taken is cutting more than half the newsroom.”

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