Jon Schleuss (he/him) is the president of The NewsGuild-CWA, which represents about 27,000 workers in more than 500 workplaces and is the largest union of journalists and media workers in North America. He worked for the Los Angeles Times, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and a National Public Radio affiliate in northwest Arkansas. Since his election more than 8,500 workers have unionized with the Guild and under his leadership the union has won solid protections for journalism jobs both in collective bargaining agreements and in legislation. As a computer programer and a journalist, he's also particularly concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on the news industry and he's dedicated to fighting the spread of misinformation and disinformation.