A weekly newsletter on power and the press When CBS News 24/7’s union approved a three-year contract this past week, the deal came with AI safeguards, including requirements to notify staff about new generative AI systems and to allow staffers to withhold bylines on AI-produced work. “The CBS News 24/7 unit showed unshakeable solidarity which won them the strongest contract this unit has ever earned,” said Beth Godvik, the WGA East’s vice president of the Broadcast/Cable/Streaming news sector, adding: “They won meaningful protections that will matter for years to come.” The CBS deal follows ProPublica employees staging a walkout this month as their union negotiates a new contract, with AI provisions emerging as an issue, and as AI has become a flashpoint in the New York Times’ ongoing contract talks. The flurry of newsroom negotiations involving AI may be a trend, but it’s not a fleeting one. “I think every single newsroom contract going forward... 
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