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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 6d

And yet @politico.com uses AI that sends glaring errors to our subscribers and violates our ethics standards.

Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...

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Washington Post Guild @postguild.bsky.social · 22d

Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · Aug 11

NEW: POLITICO’s top editors testified that its AI experiments don’t need to follow the newsroom’s own editorial standards.

If media execs won’t protect journalism standards, NewsGuild members @pen-guild.bsky.social will!

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

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Aug 11

Politico’s recent AI experiments shouldn’t be subject to newsroom editorial standards, its editors testify

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

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jul 11

TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.

✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jul 9

We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jul 9

The journalists @eenews.bsky.social and @politico.com want AI to work with us, not against us.

That's why @pen-guild.bsky.social is heading into arbitration this week to enforce our contract!

Sign here to show your support

actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...

Tell POLITICO Management: AI should work with journalists, not against us!

Last year, PEN Guild members ratified a groundbreaking first contract that included some of the strongest provisions in the industry around artificial intelligence. These protections not only gave uni...

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jul 7

We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jun 9

We mean, c'mon, what are we doing here @politico.com ?

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · Jun 9

@maxtani.bsky.social 's latest on our fight against Politico newsroom AI that is making mistakes that would get flesh-and-blood reporters fired. PEN Guild isn't against AI, but management needs to honor our contract on how it gets rolled out.

www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says

Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.

www.semafor.com

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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · May 22

We're proud our AI agreement has safeguards for journalists jobs-and company ethics, to allow AI use in a way that works for us, not against us. @politico.com already agreed that AI-generated content should be subject to the same standards as human-written articles. It needs to follow the contract

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI

Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.

www.wired.com

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