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‘Journalists who are defiant will fall behind’
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‘More Stories, More Inventory’: Inside the Backlash to McClatchy’s AI News Tool thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-content-scaling-agents-roiling-newsrooms
McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: ‘It’s a Betrayal’ thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-ai-tool-revolt-sacramento-bee-miami-herald-charlotte-observer
McClatchy violated new contract by rolling out AI tool, union claims bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2026/04/27/sacramento-bee-union-grievance-ai.html?rel=plus
VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration newsguild.org/victory-politico-agrees-to-shut-down-both-ai-tools-at-center-of-landmark-arbitration
Previously on Pivot to AI:
At Politico, AI content doesn’t need editorial standards! pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/16/at-politico-ai-content-doesnt-need-editorial-standards
video: youtube.com/watch?v=yFH-lG0nwos&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Google is replacing search results with only the AI pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/20/google-is-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai
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‘Journalists who are defiant will fall behind’
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/27/mcclatchy-runs-ai-slop-with-journalists-names-on-it - blog post
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard
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Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com
Sources:
‘More Stories, More Inventory’: Inside the Backlash to McClatchy’s AI News Tool thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-content-scaling-agents-roiling-newsrooms
McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: ‘It’s a Betrayal’ thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-ai-tool-revolt-sacramento-bee-miami-herald-charlotte-observer
McClatchy violated new contract by rolling out AI tool, union claims bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2026/04/27/sacramento-bee-union-grievance-ai.html?rel=plus
VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration newsguild.org/victory-politico-agrees-to-shut-down-both-ai-tools-at-center-of-landmark-arbitration
Previously on Pivot to AI:
At Politico, AI content doesn’t need editorial standards! pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/16/at-politico-ai-content-doesnt-need-editorial-standards
video: youtube.com/watch?v=yFH-lG0nwos&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Google is replacing search results with only the AI pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/20/google-is-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai
video: youtube.com/watch?v=Aji8lhaV3XM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
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Illustration: stock illustration by Studiostoks
