This chapter examines the critical role of unions at major tech firms like Google and Meta in advocating for worker power amid the evolving challenges in journalism. It discusses the impacts of generative AI on the industry, stressing the necessity of human judgment and the need for journalists to lead technological advancements rather than being dictated by corporate interests.
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google sidestepped two California bills aimed at funding journalism and how major tech companies are transforming the web to make hyperlinks less relevant.
Matt Pearce is the President of Media Guild of the West and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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