NUJ submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media, April 24, 2024
The National Union of Journalists welcomes the opportunity to address the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media on governance and culture issues in RTÉ
Concerns raised by Public Accounts Committee about impact of BBC Local Radio cuts
Report on BBC's Across the UK programme criticises corporation
NUJ response to the BBC director general’s speech
The union welcomed Tim Davie’s commitment to journalism, but is concerned about the rapid move of operations to BBC Studios and the decline of the public service BBC operation.
Statement from Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary, on RTÉ
At a meeting of the NUJ Dublin Broadcasting branch, Dooley reaffirmed the union’s defence of public service broadcasting and urged government to protect employment and services in RTÉ.
The Federation of Entertainment Unions calls for an independent appointment procedure for BBC board
As Dame Elan Closs Stephens takes over as interim chair of the BBC board and head-hunters are searching for a new chair, unions representing the creative sector say it is time to have a new, independent body which represents licence fee payers.
RTÉ NUJ members pass motion expressing anger at the RTE’s secret payments to Ryan Tubridy
The chapel held an emergency meeting today
Statement by Seamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary, on RTÉ
He discusses the corporate governance failures surrounding secret payments to Ryan Tubridy announced by RTÉ board
NUJ response to the BBC’s decision to move parts of its in-house speech audio production to BBC Studios
The union has concerns about creeping privatisation and a lack of protection for the corporation's public purposes in radio production.
NUJ welcomes resignation of BBC chair Richard Sharp
Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said: “Richard Sharp has shamefully clung to his position as chair for months, whilst all around him could clearly see his time was up, so of course it is a relief and proper that he has now finally resigned."
Peers asked to support proper funding of the World Service
The BBC’s reputation as a world-class broadcaster is being severely undermined by cuts to the World Service.