Newspaper staff ask readers to stop reading

The dispute between owner and journalists at the California newspaper, Santa Barbara News-Press, has taken another serious turn. Its employees are asking the paper's readers to cancel their subscriptions if a union isn't recognised by management. Hundreds of subscribers have already stopped taking the paper since the mass resignation of senior staff - including the editor - earlier this month. They accused the owner, Wendy McCaw, of meddling in editorial affairs. (Via editorandpublisher.com)