Buffalo Newspaper Guild

04/27/2026

Undaunted by rain, Guild members and friends were proud to again join Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's spring cleanup Saturday morning, along the Scajaquada shoreline. Everything from discarded bottles to abandoned construction material got hauled to the curb. We believe in protecting our community!

04/16/2026

After all the work to keep the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette alive, and the huge sacrifices made by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh strikers, we hope the purchase of Post-Gazette by the parent company of The Baltimore Banner secures local journalism in Pittsburgh without harm to those who've given up so much for it.

Post-Gazette workers were informed on Tuesday morning that the publication was sold to the Venetoulis Institute, the owners of the Baltimore Banner.

02/17/2026

Any discussion of AI in journalism should be done honestly. Don't brag, like this editor at cleveland.com did, that you're doing overworked journalists a favor by removing writing from their jobs. You've slashed the newsroom. You still need lots of content. You decide to employ a robot. Done.

This isn't (yet) an issue at The Buffalo News, but AI safeguards are important, which is why the Guild negotiated over the issue of artificial intelligence as part of its last round of negotiations.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02/journalism-schools-are-teaching-fear-of-the-future-letter-from-the-editor.html

Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.

12/06/2025

Two months ago we held an event at the Burchfield Penney to talk about something important. “The Future of Local Journalism - A Community Conversation” can be viewed in its entirety now on YouTube.

An event sponsored by the Buffalo Newspaper Guild to discuss the importance of local journalism and what its future looks like in Buffalo and Western New Yor...

11/14/2025

Due to more cost cutting by Lee Enterprises, the Buffalo Newspaper Guild is saying difficult goodbyes to four more members: Dale Anderson, Toni Ruberto, Natalie Brophy and Jamal Harris Jr. (not pictured). We thank Dale, Toni, Natalie and Jamal for their contributions to The News and wish them well in their next chapter.

11/11/2025

Happy for our sisters and brothers in Pittsburgh

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The three-judge panel hearing the case ruled against the PG’s petition for a...

10/03/2025

Here is our statement on today’s announcement by The Buffalo News. Our statement is also posted here: https://buffaloguild.org/2025/10/03/buffalo-newspaper-guild-statement/

09/30/2025

Quick reminder about our free event tomorrow night.

09/26/2025

Reminder about our event next week. It's important, and it's free and open to the public.

As the media landscape continues to change, what local journalists do every day continues to mean a lot to our community. What lies ahead for Western New York will be the topic of our event next week, which is free and open to the public. Our panel will discuss how we move forward and will answer questions from the audience. Please join us.

09/22/2025

As the media landscape continues to change, what local journalists do every day continues to mean a lot to our community. What lies ahead for Western New York will be the topic of our event next week, which is free and open to the public. Our panel will discuss how we move forward and will answer questions from the audience. Please join us.