Folks, greetings from the Burgh, where we’re publishing a special Sunday edition of Payday Report. The New York Times just dropped a major exposé featuring Payday’s work reporting on a sexual misconduct coverup within the NewsGuild union. Read Ben Smith’s piece at the NYT “A Powerful Got

Greetings from the Burgh, where I am exhausted after staying up most of the night to work on a story exposing the person who sent me a number of violent and threatening emails. Please take a chance to read our latest story here.  Payday Picked Up 21 New Recurring Donors

PITTSBURGH, PA. – Payday Report has confirmed through a trace of IP addresses that Pittsburgh NewsGuild Unit Delegate Zack Tanner is responsible for the violent threatening emails sent to me, Payday founder, Mike Elk. The proof of Tanner’s violent harassment comes as 28-year-old Black reporter Lacretia Wimbley has accused the

PITTSBURGH, PA – Last week, the Pittsburgh NewsGuild elected 28-year old Lacretia Wimbley as the president of the Pittsburgh NewsGuild.  Wimbley, the first Black person to ever edit the student newspaper at Mississippi State, was seen as a trailblazing figure, who many hoped would open a new era for the union