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    Western WA print journalists strike, say owner ‘replaces human stories with AI’

    31 workers at four Washington newspapers, including The News Tribune, Bellingham Herald, Olympian and Tri-City Herald, helped organize the one-day strike. TACOMA, Wash. — Journalists across Washington state took to the picket line Tuesday morning to demand higher wages and fight against what their union calls a threat of replacement with AI. The Washington State News Guild, a union representing 31 workers at four Washington newspapers, including The News Tribune, Bellingham Herald, Olympian and Tri-City Herald, organized the one-day strike. The newspapers are owned by McClatchy Media. The strike coincided with a similar demonstration at the Idaho Statesman in Boise.…