Lively debate on motions spanning equality took place on Friday afternoon. Motion 48 referenced riots that took place leading to attacks on mosques and hotels housing migrants. The motion by London Magazine Branch noted a rise of far-right forces across …
The opening motions of DM 2025 focused on the processes and procedures of Delegate Meetings. A motion from Edinburgh Freelance Branch suggested that Delegate Meetings should be livestreamed from 2027 so members who are unable to attend in-person can still …
The co-chair of the NUJ’s Parliamentary Group updated delegates on the group’s wide-ranging activities. Rebecca Long-Bailey MP © Jess Hurd Long-Bailey thanked the NUJ for the invitation to this year’s Delegate Meeting as she opened her address to members …
Motions on the climate crisis and branch organisation featured in this debate. A motion by the Netherlands Branch called for a survey of branches to ascertain the extent of hybrid working and associated costs. The motion highlighted that whilst in-person …
Delegates welcomed Bell to Blackpool with rapturous applause on the first day of conference. In her speech to delegates, Kate Bell, said it was “a real privilege” to have the opportunity to address NUJ members, recognising that the opportunity to speak at …
Davison welcomed delegates and said it was great to be in Blackpool at her first DM as the new general secretary of the union. Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, paid tribute to her predecessor Michelle Stanistreet, who she said looked out for the …
Motions on artificial intelligence including related ethical concerns were debated. The NUJ’s campaigning on AI has called for greater transparency around the use of copyright protected works by developers without consent. Motions on the subject at this …
Roger McKenzie, Sohair Soliman, Saadeya Shamsuddin and Dapo Ladimeji attended the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2025 as NUJ delegates at Congress House in London. A motion from the NUJ commending undercover filming in cooperation with the Hope Not Hate …
Survey also reveals lack of diversity and fewer older female and ethnically-diverse journalists The proportion of journalists on permanent contracts has fallen from three-quarters to two-thirds since 2015, according to a new Reuters Institute report on …
DC Thomson directors awarded themselves £50m in dividends over the past two years while staff received consecutive 0% pay 'awards'. The move marks the second year in a row that staff have received no overall pay rise at the Scottish media group, …
Reach NUJ group chapel has expressed its concern over the proposal in Reach Scotland to make two roles redundant and delete another. The roles involve that of a highly respected specialist writer and two sport trends journalists. This comes just a week …
Upcoming Delegate Meeting; updates from the TUC Women's Conference; Meta’s copyright infringements; why journalists must scrutinise Labour's welfare cuts; IFJ report on the killing of journalists worldwide. Welcome to the latest edition of NUJ …
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The new edition of The Journalist is out now. No prizes for guessing who is dominating world news at the moment and we have our own take on Donald Trump from the journalists who were there when he came to buy Turnberry golf course. We also have features on …
NUJ backs demand for journalists to be allowed to cover public interest stories without fear of reprisals Calls have been made to safeguard the rights of the press following the detention of South First journalist Sumit Jha in southern India. Jha was …
The NUJ will explore all options to uphold the collective rights of journalists at Dow Jones after the company abruptly ended recognition talks yesterday. Having engaged constructively with the company for weeks, NUJ members at Dow Jones and the Wall …
The NUJ has learned of the death of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour with shock and sadness. Mansour died having sustained severe burns in an Israel bombardment of a tent accommodating journalists close to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on 7 April. …
The NUJ has strongly condemned the targeting of a tent occupied by working journalists by Israeli forces today. Five people were killed in the incident. Among those killed in the attack was broadcaster Hilmi Al Faqawi, who worked for Palestine TV. It is …
A 42-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan on 28 September 2001. Mr O'Hagan, then secretary of the NUJ Belfast and District branch, was working for the Sunday World when he was shot …
Protests outside Meta's London HQ over 'unlawfully scraped' content The NUJ has co-signed a letter to Meta chair and CEO Mark Zuckerberg objecting to his company’s use of unlicensed works to train its AI. Organised by the Society of Authors and …
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