Link: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/were-in-their-shit-theyre-not-in-ours-usa-today-co-execs-defend-palantir-deal/

Well that is possibly the worst defense you could make of this and now I am just concerned about you AND Palantir but ok....

Reed doubled down on these accusations, extending them to the work the NewsGuild has done organizing around AI in the company, including its push for clauses that would protect journalists from layoffs due to AI adoption.

“I think we’re having more success in newsrooms that are not unionized, with this new world, than those that are unionized,” Reed said.

Last month, USA Today Co. made significant layoffs across the company, including at its local newspapers, and reorganized its audience team. Reed, in a memo to staff, referenced AI-related traffic declines as a reason for the layoffs.

The whole article is worth reading, but as an aside, join a union.