~ Study covers more than 200 journalists at nearly a dozen unionized papers in the Northeastern region ~
The study by a coalition of six NewsGuild bargaining units – the Gannett Regional Union – representing more than 200 reporters, photographers, news producers and staff at nearly a dozen local newspapers found that journalists of colour were paid about $11,500 less than their white co-workers at Gannett newspapers.
The NewsGuild also found gender pay gaps of more than $8,000 and experienced female journalists on average earn $9,500 a year less than their male co-workers.
The study looked at salary data from employees at a dozen Gannett newspapers in New York and New Jersey for the month of August 2022.
