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In an era of billionaire media moguls, do press unions stand a chance?

  • Written by Marick Masters, Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
imageBusinessman and philanthropist Joe Ricketts shut down DNAinfo and Gothamist after his workers voted to unionize. Dave Weaver/AP Photo

On Nov. 2, billionaire media owner Joe Ricketts abruptly shuttered the digital news sites DNAinfo and the Gothamist, terminating 116 employees.

Days earlier, these employees had voted 25 to 2 to join the Writers...

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