To the surprise of no one, membership of the Star Tribune Newspaper Guild voted to demand the resignation of publisher Par Ridder, who, in addition to facing other accusations, has conceded booting proprietary information from his St. Paul Pioneer Press laptop into the Star Tribune system.
The Star Tribune Guild released the following statement early Tuesday evening.
“Guild colleagues,
“As most of you know from being at the meeting this afternoon, our membership overwhelmingly approved this statement today:
“We, the journalists of the Star Tribune, call on Par Ridder to resign as publisher. We believe the unethical actions to which he admitted in court have damaged the Star Tribune’s credibility and integrity and undermined our ability to hold public figures accountable for their actions. For the good of the Star Tribune and the community it serves, we believe he should step down.”
“A letter to that effect will be delivered to Mr. Ridder on Wednesday. Thanks to all of you who came and spoke up so thoughtfully.
“Meanwhile, our colleagues at the St. Paul Pioneer Press were notified today that 15 MORE buyouts are being sought in their newsroom. You can read editor Thom Fladung’s memo to his staffers.
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