BBC Local: political pressure mounts with No. 10 petition
Calls to pause and rethink cuts to BBC local radio were taken to the heart of Westminster on 3 July, as a huge petition was handed into 10 Downing Street.
Budget day coverage to be hit by BBC strike
NUJ members working for BBC Local have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action over the corporation’s plans to cut local radio and have called a 24-hour strike starting at 11am on March 15, until the same time the following day, which will hit coverage of the Spring budget.
Justice Select Committee calls for improved journalists’ access to courts and data
Government responds to wide-ranging recommendations and commits to call for evidence this year.
NUJ condemns online and offline abuse of Nadine White
Politicians should be working to boost standards of public discourse, not indulging in petty outbursts that deepen hostility towards journalists.
NUJ Branch December 2020
Survey shows virtual branches have been a success, Pamela Morton, NUJ national freelance organiser, asks branches to get behind the campaign for a fairer deal for freelances and Benedict Cooper on his role as Nottingham branch’s freelance officer.
Francesca Sobande gives Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture 2020
This year's lecture is on Black Women’s Digital Media and Activist Experiences in Britain.
NUJ Informed, Issue 32, August 2020
Union pulls together in time of Covid crisis and NUJ challenges government's unfair freelance aid package.
NUJ submission to the Online Harms White Paper
The Online Harms White Paper is far-reaching and ambitious in scope. It seeks to find ways for the UK government to protect its citizens from the ills caused by the internet and the consequences of the vast global reach and power of private companies such as Facebook, Google and YouTube.