One reason for the media's approach to reporting news on labor issues is that there used to be a place reserved at most journalistic outlets for labor reporters, but no more. There is a better chance at turning iron into gold, than finding a labor reporter in 2022. But that's changing. It is changing because it has to change. There are many developing stories about union organizing among baristas and among warehouse workers all across the country. There are so many developing stories that newspapers and magazines and the cable networks are going to have to hire people to cover the stories.
That's how we're going to get journalists who know about labor issues. It's called capitalism: They make money by covering the news, and these days, there's so much news on the labor front that it's creating jobs for journalists.
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