
Jon Schleuss
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Jon Schleuss
@gaufre
President @newsguild. VP @CWAUnion. Past: @latimes data/graphics/coding journalist. Every worker should build a union. he/him ✊🏳️🌈



“To be clear on AI: All writing and visuals that freelancers submit to The Times must be the product of human creativity and craft, and all submissions must consist solely of their original reporting, writing and other work” The age of the AI backlash has arrived.














New: McClatchy journalists at newspapers in 4 states are now withholding their bylines from A.I.-generated content as tensions grow over a "content scaling agent" tool that the company rolled out nytimes.com/2026/05/01/bus…



McClatchy emailed staff today to announce “AI Education Week” on May 11-15 with “practical training on our AI tools and everyday best practices”

🚨 BREAKING: We’re joining our colleagues across @mcclatchy in refusing to put our names on AI-generated stories in protest of McClatchy’s attempt to trade the quality of human-produced journalism for the quantity of AI-produced slop. nytimes.com/2026/05/01/bus…






