Jon Schleuss

@gaufre

President @newsguild. VP @CWAUnion. Past: @latimes data/graphics/coding journalist. Every worker should build a union. he/him ✊🏳️‍🌈

Washington, DC Joined January 2008

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Jon Schleuss @gaufre 2d

USA Today and McClatchy are rolling out AI slop and it’s killing trust with the American public. Union journalists are fighting back. #NewsNotSlop axios.com/local/clevelan…

www.axios.com Akron Beacon Journal journalists protest AI tool Reporters say the AI tool generates false information. The company calls their protest an illegal byline strike.

Jon Schleuss @gaufre Oct 28

I dove into our union's archives to learn about this remarkable woman who helped lead our first major strike, was elected local president and then international vice president. She was fired for union activity and won her job back. Lessons 85 years later newsguild.org/eighty-five-ye…

newsguild.org Eighty-five years ago, this woman showed the Guild how to lead | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA

Jon Schleuss @gaufre Oct 28

I've added my name to this petition. It's disturbing that so many news companies (looking at you @USATODAY) are spitting misinformation onto articles. It needs to stop.

The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild Oct 28

🚨NEW: Journalists at two Ohio newspapers owned by USA TODAY Co. are withholding their bylines from stories featuring an AI bot that shares inaccurate information. The tool violates the company’s standards of requiring a “human in the loop,” raising editorial integrity concerns.

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Jon Schleuss @gaufre Oct 7

Solidarity with @SAReportUnion whose logo finally makes sense to me!

Photo of Jon Schleuss pointing at a statue in downtown San Antonio, Texas while smiling and wearing a NewsGuild pin

Jon Schleuss @gaufre Oct 5

Supreme Court rules in our favor.

“A lot of honest, determined people sacrificed more than most know to get this ruling enforced and finalized,” said Andrew Goldstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.