Secrets and lies – are Boris’ assurances that journalists won’t be treated as spies believable?
NEC member Tim Dawson assesses the PM's latest comments
NUJ calls for public interest defence for unauthorised disclosures
Union warns the Home Office plans are a severe threat to journalism
UK government conflates journalism and espionage in latest Home Office consultation
The proposals on which the government is consulting create clear new detriments for journalists and journalism.
NUJ asks journalists and media outlets to respond to official secrets reform
The union has urged media organisations and journalists to respond to the latest Home Office consultation setting out proposals to update the existing official secrets and espionage laws.
DM2021 5PM Talk-in: NUJ members defend the right to know
Whether it is the Cabinet Office FOI Clearing House, the land ownership registers or official secrets laws, journalists face a range of obstacles when reporting in the public interest in the UK.