Santa Barbara Newsroom Signs Off

It is with a heavy heart that I report that sbnewsroom.com signed off tonight after just a few short months of reporting what we should be getting from the News-Press from these very reporters...here's the text of their press release:

Date: July 13, 2007

To: All Media

From: The Illegally Fired Reporters of the Santa Barbara News-Press

Re: Closure of SBNewsroom.com

We are closing down SantaBarbaraNewsroom.com as of today so that we can switch gears and crank up the campaign again as we approach the Aug. 14 trial date, during which the National Labor Relations Board will prosecute the News-Press on more than one dozen unfair labor practice charges, including our illegal terminations.

While we were able to reach some of the public through our web site, we need to be out in the community now bringing attention to the upcoming trial date and to the fact that this fight is long from over.

Please see the commentary on our web site for more information. Thanks.

Thanks to all of you for bringing us the news when you didn't have to and believing in a cause that is worthwhile.

Santa Barbara Newsroom Launched!

Santa Barbara Newsroom (http://www.santabarbaranewsroom.com) is now live. The efforts of eight former News-Press reporters waiting to return to their jobs following the NLRB decision a few weeks ago are commendable. The site, supported by the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is well thought-out, decently designed and professional.

Congratulations! I realize even more now how much I miss their work at the News-Press.