Jon Schleuss is an American data journalist and trade union leader who currently serves as the president of the NewsGuild-CWA.[1] He was first elected on December 10, 2019 in a rerun election by a vote of 1,979 to 1,514.[2][1][3] The original election, which Schleuss lost by 271 votes, was set aside by union officials in August 2019 after more than 1,000 members failed to receive ballots.[4]
Jon Schleuss | |
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| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation(s) | Data journalist, trade unionist |
| Title | President of the NewsGuild-CWA |
Prior to his election, Schleuss worked as a data and graphics journalist in the Los Angeles Times Data and Graphics Department.[5] During his time in Los Angeles, Schleuss participated in the campaign to bring union representation to The Times.[2][6]
Before joining The Times in 2013, Schleuss was the online editor of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and worked as a host for an NPR member station based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.[3][2][5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b newsguild.
- ^ a b c latimes & 20191210.
- ^ a b arkansasonline.
- ^ niemanlab.
- ^ a b latimes & 20191221.
- ^ latimes & 20191016.
References
edit- Sakoui, Anousha (December 10, 2019). "L.A. Times journalist Jon Schleuss wins NewsGuild election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- James, Meg (October 16, 2019). "Los Angeles Times reaches historic agreement with its newsroom union". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Los Angeles Times profile page for Jon Schleuss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Jon Schleuss Wins Race for NewsGuild President". newsguild.org. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Snyder, Josh (December 11, 2019). "South Arkansas native voted president of national journalism union". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Benton, Joshua (August 14, 2019). "America's largest union of journalists is doing a rewrite of its leadership election". Nieman Lab. Retrieved December 23, 2019.