Morris, who is on strike, said the story wasn’t ready for publication and that she had yet to reach out to Starbucks, the subject of the story, for comment– a journalistic no-no.
While reporters are on strike, editors and other managers are picking up the slack and pumping out stories to keep the site filled with fresh content.Insider staffers were outraged when management posted a draft of a story without checking with the reporter first.On Thursday, Insider traffic totaled 3.4 million page views, down 19% from the last four Thursdays, according to a person briefed on the numbers. Unique views were 2.8 million, down 12% and total time spent on the site fell, as well.
Union members papered the neighborhoods of Blodget and Carlson, urging them to return to the bargaining table. “Have you seen this millionaire CEO?,” the flyer reads with a photo of Blodget and information on the 250 unionized Insider workers who are looking to reach a “fair contract” with company management.
Union members went on strike after failing to resolve several disagreements with management over, among other things, the company’s health care plan and annual raises.