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The labor union representing POLITICO and E&E News. Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
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/8 ✍️ Support our members fighting for AI protections in the workplace and join 2,000 by signing our petition here:

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Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!
Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on whic...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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7/ Our members at Inside Higher Ed won protections to make sure journalists are not required to use AI to complete work.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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6/ Journalists at the Southern California News Group won protections for human oversight of everything published on their websites.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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5/ Our members at the Associated Press won language distinguishing between AI use for assisting in gathering material vs. the production of original work content. @newsmediaguild.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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4/ Members at The New Republic also won job protections, making sure the magazine can’t lay off employees or reduce their salaries if the organization uses AI. @nyguild.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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3/ Journalists at the recently unionized Grist Magazine won job protections. @pacnwguild.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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2/ Our members at Ziff Davis won job and salary protections, the creation of an AI subcommittee and language protecting editorial integrity. @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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There's no excuse for ProPublica's position on this issue. We need a fair contract, with real job security and GAI guardrails, now!
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Additionally, management struck out:
1️⃣ Language that would prevent GAI from producing editorial work
2️⃣ A requirement that AI-generated content be clearly labeled and reviewed by human editors
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
But he sent us back to the table to bargain with POLITICO over an appropriate remedy.

Help us show POLITICO--and news executives everywhere--that our readers demand ethical journalism and sign The News Guild petition. #newsnotslop

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!
Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on whic...
actionnetwork.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We WON that case. The neutral arbiter said AI may generate content more quickly than a human can write, but that's no substitute for critical safeguards like fact-checking. 7/

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds
The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract.
www.niemanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
[email protected] executives claimed their erroneous gen AI tools sit “outside the newsroom” and shouldn’t be subject to editorial standards 6/ www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
Politico’s recent AI experiments shouldn’t be subject to newsroom editorial standards, its editors testify
In a July arbitration hearing, Politico faced allegations that two generative AI tools violated its union contract.
www.niemanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM