Fundraisers to Help Laid-Off and Furloughed Journalists are Springing Up Across the U.S.

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After many of the country’s most prominent newspaper companies implemented furloughs, journalists sprung to action to help their colleagues.

Citing hits to advertising revenue because of COVID-19, Gannett, Lee Enterprises and others announced they would subject most of their employees to some form of a pay cut. For many reporters, it meant forced unpaid time off in the form of furloughs. At many news organizations, those furloughs mean a 20% drop in take-home pay.

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