NUJ Informed April 2024

Making the most of election time; update on AI; what lessons to learn from Kate’s photo; and why we need a UN safety convention for journalists.

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

In this edition:

Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary, says during this bumper election year, now is the time to be bending politicians' ears on issues important to the union.
Ian Burrel asks if Reach's Gutenbot AI tool, which knocks out up to 22 stories a day, is the future of journalism.
It was mean to be a Mother’s Day picture to quash fevered speculation about the Princess of Wales’s health, but it didn’t work out that way. Tara Conlan reports.
Tim Dawson, IFJ deputy general secretary, explains the arguments for a UN convention on the safety of journalists.