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Our cover feature explores the range of reasons why fewer young people are becoming journalists including how social media’s generation gap might be contributing to this issue.

Editorial staff at DC Thomson are coming together to seek formal recognition for the NUJ, ensuring colleagues have an independent and collective voice in discussions about pay, conditions and the future of our work.

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) in condemning missile-and-drone attacks by Russian forces on media offices in Kyiv.

The NUJ has submitted a pay claim to Malcolm Denmark, Iconic Media chief executive, calling for urgent negotiations over staff’s poor pay.

The NUJ’s motion on addressing career barriers for young disabled workers in journalism and the creative industries passed unanimously at the 2026 TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference.

The following statement was released jointly by the NUJ and News Media Guild. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively.

Delegates at TUC Cymru Congress have backed the NUJ’s call for strengthened public interest journalism in Wales to counter the far right.

It’s been a busy few days for the NUJ at the International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ) Centenary Congress in Paris, which has welcomed hundreds of delegates representing journalists’ unions and associations from around the world.

The union attended Reach plc’s Annual General Meeting yesterday (6 May) and urged shareholders to support investment in quality journalism and oppose further cuts, warning that the company’s digital strategy depends on a properly resourced workforce.

Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, has been elected to the Executive Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the IFJ World Congress in Paris.

Warm tributes have been paid to NEC member Jim Boumelha as he stepped down as treasurer of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the World Congress in Paris.

The NUJ has marked May Day with the publication of the first phase of a new recruitment and organising strategy, outlining how the union can build collective power across the journalism industry.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.

This month's edition covers upcoming strike action at STV, a new programme of branch workshops, plus campaigning and industrial updates from across the union.

The NUJ’s Black Members’ Council (BMC) emphasised the need for accurate, ethical reporting to counter racist narratives at the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2026.

Our cover feature explores the rise of the fake experts after a journalist's suspicions about one person he was emailing led him to discover AI creations.

The NUJ has reached an agreement with ITN on this year’s pay award, delivering a significant improvement for members.

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) unanimously passed a motion calling for the Scottish government to help protect local journalism amid widespread cuts, including at STV.

The union has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in sending a message of support to journalists in Australia who went on strike for the first time in 20 years.

NUJ members joined thousands who gathered in London on 28 March for the Together Alliance demonstration, in a powerful display of solidarity and resistance to the far right.

Our cover feature explores the range of reasons why fewer young people are becoming journalists including how social media’s generation gap might be contributing to this issue.

Editorial staff at DC Thomson are coming together to seek formal recognition for the NUJ, ensuring colleagues have an independent and collective voice in discussions about pay, conditions and the future of our work.

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) in condemning missile-and-drone attacks by Russian forces on media offices in Kyiv.

The NUJ has submitted a pay claim to Malcolm Denmark, Iconic Media chief executive, calling for urgent negotiations over staff’s poor pay.

The NUJ’s motion on addressing career barriers for young disabled workers in journalism and the creative industries passed unanimously at the 2026 TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference.

The following statement was released jointly by the NUJ and News Media Guild. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively.

Delegates at TUC Cymru Congress have backed the NUJ’s call for strengthened public interest journalism in Wales to counter the far right.

It’s been a busy few days for the NUJ at the International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ) Centenary Congress in Paris, which has welcomed hundreds of delegates representing journalists’ unions and associations from around the world.

The union attended Reach plc’s Annual General Meeting yesterday (6 May) and urged shareholders to support investment in quality journalism and oppose further cuts, warning that the company’s digital strategy depends on a properly resourced workforce.

Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, has been elected to the Executive Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the IFJ World Congress in Paris.

Warm tributes have been paid to NEC member Jim Boumelha as he stepped down as treasurer of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the World Congress in Paris.

The NUJ has marked May Day with the publication of the first phase of a new recruitment and organising strategy, outlining how the union can build collective power across the journalism industry.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.

This month's edition covers upcoming strike action at STV, a new programme of branch workshops, plus campaigning and industrial updates from across the union.

The NUJ’s Black Members’ Council (BMC) emphasised the need for accurate, ethical reporting to counter racist narratives at the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2026.

Our cover feature explores the rise of the fake experts after a journalist's suspicions about one person he was emailing led him to discover AI creations.

The NUJ has reached an agreement with ITN on this year’s pay award, delivering a significant improvement for members.

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) unanimously passed a motion calling for the Scottish government to help protect local journalism amid widespread cuts, including at STV.

The union has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in sending a message of support to journalists in Australia who went on strike for the first time in 20 years.

NUJ members joined thousands who gathered in London on 28 March for the Together Alliance demonstration, in a powerful display of solidarity and resistance to the far right.