To the paper’s staff, the intent was clear, said Nolan Rosenkrans, a Blade reporter and head of the Toledo News Guild. (The Washington Post)Late on Thursday, the paper’s writers responded by announcing a byline strike, meaning Blade stories will run without the author’s name. ADAt the Blade, Rosenkrans said journalists have grown used to the owner calling top editors to make demands about story coverage. But the reporters felt a clear line was crossed on Wednesday, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, halting the work of Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Liz Skalka, a Blade politics reporter, noticed that editors changed the lead of a reaction piece she wrote to say that “mostly” Trump supporters were rioting.

Source: Washington Post January 08, 2021 10:46 UTC