McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: ‘It’s a Betrayal’ | Exclusive Sacramento Bee staffers refuse bylines over a new AI tool as colleagues at the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer harbor concerns.

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Unionized journalists at the Sacramento Bee stand united against McClatchy’s latest AI “articles” initiative. We have withheld our bylines from these stories because we do not want the public to think this is being done in our name — it’s not. We think it’s disgusting.

McClatchy wants you to invest in a Sacramento Bee subscription, but the company doesn’t want to invest in its reporters.

Under management’s latest offer, seven local journalists would still make salaries low enough to qualify them for low-income housing.

Carpenter Media's ominous takeover of local news. In just a few years, a publisher based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has become the country’s fourth-largest newspaper operator. Some reporters wonder if it isn’t the cruelest.

NEW: Carpenter Media’s layoffs and rapid buyouts of local newsrooms erased coverage for entire communities and threaten local journalism nationwide.

Now, they’re deleting stories the White House doesn’t want you to see. Great reporting @columjournreview.bsky.social

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McClatchy’s Machine Mindset A recent meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.

Newspaper conglomerate McClatchy—the hedge fund-owned publisher that owns local outlets across the country—wants to *aggressively* implement A.I. into its newsrooms, w/proposals that have stunned the union.

@nataliekorach.bsky.social has the scoop in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...

Happy Holidays from the Washington and Idaho News Guilds. This year, we're wishing for livable wages and better working conditions.

#mcclatchy #savelocalnews #pnwnews

'Industry-leading' first contract at Noisy Creek, Inc — The STAND Contract secures wage increases, improvements to working conditions, and expansive Labor Harmony provisions.

Workers at The Stranger, Portland Mercury, EverOut, & Bold Type Tickets, represented by Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild ratified an industry-leading 1st contract. The deal secures annual raises, AI protections, just-cause rights, & Labor Harmony provisions.
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Reporters can do what AI can’t.

But McClatchy Media refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
#ai #ainews #mcclatchy #pnwnewsguild #idahonews #washingtonnews #saybyetoai #savelocalnews

Six months into negotiations, McClatchy Media is continuing to push back against common sense limits on AI in news. If we don't ensure AI ethics are put in place now, it will soon be too late. If reporters don't fight for transparency for our readers, no one will.

See our press release outlining our demands that McClatchy Media has refused.

We need your help getting the word out. Share this post, tell us how you feel about AI in your local news, and follow us for more updates.

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After just over a year of bargaining, union employees at The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets have just ratified their first-ever contract!

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🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!

The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.

Three banners, two black with white text and one red with white text, that read POST-GAZETTE STRIKERS WILL WIN hang from a yellow bridge with the Pittsburgh skyline in the background.

Tomorrow, our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com marks it's third full year. Three years of fighting the most lawless union-busting campaign can be tiring, but we're never going to quit fighting.

Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...

Good morning! We are back in effects bargaining this afternoon with @cascadepbs.bsky.social over the layoffs of our members with the @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social. The public has spoken loudly and we hope management is listening. 🧵

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

Tell Cascade PBS to Take Care of their Workers! Please support the union members at Cascade PBS by sending a letter to Cascade PBS Executives demanding they offer more severance to those workers impact by the unnecessary layoffs. -- On Monday, S...

If you support Cascade PBS’s journalists and are upset about this decision, please email executives Rob Dunlop, Rebecca Farwell and Carole Williams to let them know: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

We have heard the public’s outrage and the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild condemns Cascade PBS’s decision to shutter the newsroom. Please see the press release below for a full statement.

Nine Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild represented journalists and have also lost their livelihoods as a consequence of @CascadePBSNews
decision. They are crowdfunding to support our affected colleagues, and you can help by donating to our layoff fund. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

The PNW supports @propublicaguild.org
workers and their fight for a fair contract that includes “just cause” job security, a fair and transparent disciplinary process, and guardrails ensuring artificial intelligence does not replace journalists! Sign to support! @propublica.org

Let’s get clickbait out of local news.

Learn about how our regional reporters are fighting against story quotas at McClatchy Media. 🧵

Check out our video below to see local stories that took time and effort — the way our readers deserve. 👇

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