The NUJ in the newsThe decision not to prosecute a BBC researcher who went undercover to expose the abuse of older people is a victory for investigative journalism.
NUJ member Arifa Farooq, who used her sister’s name to apply for jobs, helped to uncover malpractice by companies caring for elderly people at home.
There’s a reason why the Daily Mail has traditionally paid its staff relatively well – and it’s not because it’s a benevolent employer.
Reporters know that in working for the Mail you hand over a little piece of your soul when you file your copy.
There has never been a greater need for a union that connects with the rising mood of militancy around the country and fights to defend every job.
That’s why NUJ Left is asking for your vote. All our candidates pledge to campaign for strategies based on the most effective and strident action – official or unofficial – to defend jobs, pay, conditions and quality journalism.
The Centre for Social Cohesion is unlikely to be the first place we look to seek to make common cause.
But a report published recently by the right of centre think tank provides a forensic analysis of the online activities of BNP members and supporters that not only pulls back the BNP’s mask of ‘respectability’, it shatters it into millions of pieces.
Photo: Jonathan Warren
A new campaign for photographers’ rights is hugely important not just for those involved, but for our union and society as a whole.
I’m a photographer, not a terrorist! is in response to a clampdown on photography, particularly the work of our members who document protest and dissent.
Support for six Gambian journalists is now more important than ever as they face two years in jail following their convictions for sedition.
The NUJ has been campaigning against this attack on press freedom alongside the International Federation of Journalists, the TUC and Amnesty International.
by Chris Youett
The NUJ has updated its policy on reporting the far right following the election of two BNP candidates to the European parliament.
Speaking at a conference held at the historic Mechanics Institute in Manchester, NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear said now the BNP has two Euro MPs, the need for quality journalism and ethical reporting to expose wrongdoing by the BNP and other far right organisation was more vital than ever.
Branches and chapels will be urged to sign up to a campaign to put jobs and journalism at the top of the political and industrial agenda this autumn.
Activists met this evening to begin planning the NUJ’s involvement in what we hope will be a massive showing of union solidarity at the Labour party conference on 27 September.