[intake · opb · 2026-05-27]
McClatchy newspaper reporters in Washington strike for higher pay, better AI regulations
Unionized journalists at four McClatchy-owned Washington papers and the Idaho Statesman walked off the job on May 26, demanding higher wages and ethical limits on AI in newsrooms. A key flashpoint is McClatchy's 'content scaling agent' powered by Anthropic's Claude, which the company insists on running under reporters' bylines.
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