NUJ Informed July 2022

Why Reach journalists are balloting for action & the latest trends in the magazine sector.

Welcome to the latest edition of NUJ Informed, news from the union’s national executive council.

In this edition:

The industrial action threatened by members working for Reach is about rejecting the company’s 3 per cent offer, but it is not just about money. Why action on pay is needed throughout the news and publishing industry.
Just 15 per cent of the world lives in countries where they can express themselves freely, with over one third of people living in places where free expression is “in crisis”.
Are magazines going out of fashion? Ian Burrell leafs through the glossies and hobby titles and finds that in digital offerings celebrities are giving way to gardening and golf trollies.
The NUJ assesses Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ record as her term of office could end shortly.