PEN Guild
@pen-guild.bsky.social
The labor union representing POLITICO and E&E News. Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
We stand together with InsiderUnion and BIUK_Union for journalistic integrity and job security. Join us in telling @axelspringer.bsky.social NO SLOP IN OUR SHOP!
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We stand together with InsiderUnion and BIUK_Union for journalistic integrity and job security. Join us in telling @axelspringer.bsky.social NO SLOP IN OUR SHOP!
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...
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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...
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
Reposted by PEN Guild
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
Reposted by PEN Guild
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...
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
August 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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...
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
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
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
August 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Politico’s recent AI experiments shouldn’t be subject to newsroom editorial standards, its editors testify
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
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
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
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
July 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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
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...
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...
actionnetwork.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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...
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...
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
July 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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
@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...
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
June 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
@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...
www.semafor.com/article/06/0...
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
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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