TNG-CWA Journalist Fired To Appease President Trump

Last week, reporting revealed that a NewsGuild-CWA-represented journalist at The Hill was fired as part of an effort by the company to appease President Donald Trump. Olafimihan Oshin, who was fired in December, is a member of The Hill Guild (Washington-Baltimore News Guild-CWA Local 32035). The Hill is owned by media company Nexstar, which is seeking favorable FCC treatment from the Trump administration. Nexstar executive Sean Compton, who oversees The Hill, formerly produced a radio show featuring Trump.

The dispute began over coverage of financial losses incurred by Trump’s social media platform Truth Social. The president sued 20 news outlets to stop the coverage. Nineteen news outlets responded in defense of their staffers. The Hill is the only outlet to acquiesce to Trump’s demands. Oshin was a member of the union’s bargaining committee at the time of the firing.

Management is also moving forward with layoffs that could slash 30% of the newsroom.

In a statement from The Hill Guild, they write, “We strongly condemn The Hill and Nexstar management’s pursuit of layoffs, which would affect roughly 30 percent of our staff. We also reject the company’s plan to cut critical reporting beats and personnel. The Hill is built on a foundation of nonpartisanship. We’re fighting to keep it that way.”

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.