Former BBC Look North anchor Jeff Brown receives NUJ life membership
A successful membership tribute for the respected journalist by Newcastle Branch, took place on 21 June.
NUJ urges radical change to Local Democracy Reporter contracts to ensure fair pay
The union is calling on the BBC to review and increase a 1.5 percent uplift to LDRs, to increase required minimum salaries and ensure publishers do not use allocated funds to boost profits.
Reach scores own goal by cutting women’s football coverage
NUJ repeats its concern over cuts to sports coverage by the publisher.
Reach’s downbeat figures do not “represent the hard work of our members.”
NUJ response to Reach plc's half year results.
NUJ slams further redundancies at Reach plc
The union has expressed its dismay at redundancies announced by publisher Reach, on 3 July.
Tribute to John Story
Respected NUJ chapel rep and branch chair John Story has died aged 67.
Reach blames Facebook for revenue decline
Reach, the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher and owner of the Mirror and Express, blamed Meta for a slump in digital revenues as the social platform changed the way it displays news.
NUJ welcomes publication of Reach full year results
The publisher of titles including The Mirror, Express, Liverpool Echo and Irish Star, has published full year results detailing total revenue of £600m in 2022.
Reach to cut 200 jobs
The publisher has announced plans to make 102 job cuts in editorial roles out of 200 across the group. 253 journalists have been placed at risk.