Employees of Dow Jones & Co.'s (NYSE: DJ) Wall Street Journal have been threatening to walk off the job for nearly a month now, and it appears that today is the day. In a statement published at Poynter Online, WSJ employees are making clear that their greatest and overt concern is the prospering of journalistic integrity. The walkout, it is indicated, shall only be for a partial day, but the message sent is undeniable. Wall Street Journal employees are concerned that new ownership of the company could threaten the quality of that publication and the individual work experience.
It goes without saying that WSJ editorial staff is some of, if not the absolute, finest in the country. By taking this stand and making this statement, WSJ employees are not only demanding that their personal concerns be addressed, but the are also sending a strong message across this nation. That message, like it or not, is the heart wrenching fact that freedom of the press is being pressured in this country and it's time for information connoisseurs of the content provision and reception camps to take notice that we need to maintain constant vigilance over our precious First Amendment.
As a supporter of free information and worker's rights, I hereby give my statement of support for the actions taken by WSJ employees today. I've never been an advocate of labor strikes but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. I truly hope that this temporary walk-out shall be an effective means to the goals of fair workers' compensation and journalistic integrity at The Wall Street Journal. In a side note, as of this writing, Dow Jones is down 1.5% today.
Independence, integrity and fair employee compensation, you can't get more American than that, now can you?











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-29-2007 @ 12:59AM
Beatrice Brydson said...
Right on WJS employees. Look what Rupert Murdoch did to Fox and the New York Post. It won't take long for him to change the Wall Street Journal. We need more journalists to tell the TRUTH. There is too much misinformation out there.
6-29-2007 @ 1:09AM
Knute said...
I have blocked out Fox on my TV so it's non-existing in my home. As for more accurate news I'll read the National Inquirer before I'll read the Post. If I want to get a foreign view of the news I'll watch the BBC. I've got a good headline....it should read "America's Been Conquered"!
6-29-2007 @ 1:10AM
luqe said...
The employees want to walk to demonstrate what? They don't like the new owner ? Well guess what, if i were the new guy, those who took the time would pay for the crime. They would find pink slips when returning. Where the hell do they get off, with they are the only game in town with credibility.
Especially the print media, it loses customers daily and there are literally a whole plethera of people with print experience looking for work. Screw you people, it's his money not yours hes spending , so bugger off.
6-29-2007 @ 1:20AM
Jason Yore said...
on the contrary, luqe, this makes me want to subscribe to the journal... only before the deal goes through though. once murdoch gets his hands on it, i'm out. i don't think anyone was talking about money anyway...we're talking free speech and clout.
6-29-2007 @ 1:32PM
Charles said...
I think that it's the greatist thing that these
people stand for their beliefs. I don't think that Murdock should own anything in the US.