NUJ responds to BBC Charter Review launch
The government has launched the BBC Charter Review, pledging to “future-proof” the BBC and its “world-class journalism”.
NUJ welcomes updated National Action Plan for the safety of journalists
Legal threats, journalists’ safety and online abuse all feature in the refreshed publication.
NUJ submission to the Expert Panel on a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority for Wales, October 2022
Following consultation, the Welsh Executive Council found no support for going further than current policy on devolution of the media.
UK journalist safety survey seeks views on abuse
All UK journalists can help inform research on online abuse faced by journalists, in a new survey commissioned by DCMS.
NUJ submission to DCMS evidence call on the sustainability of local journalism
Our response provides answers to questions by the DCMS, and the NUJ expresses concern over lack of media plurality and its impact on public interest journalism. We also outline the importance of public service broadcasters in the UK and Ireland as part of broader journalistic landscape.
Four in five journalists have experienced threats and violence at work
Over one in three female respondents said they do not feel safe operating as a journalist in the UK, a government survey has found.
Journalists asked to give evidence of threats to their safety
The UK government is inviting journalists to give evidence to the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists so it can put in place measures to make sure they can operate free from threats and violence.
DCMS: Safety of Journalists Call for Evidence
This is call for evidence from the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists for journalists to contribute evidence and complete a survey so the government can improve its understanding of the problem of threats and abuse towards them, and assess to the police and judicial response. The responses will enable the committee to take action to ensure that journalists operating within the UK can do so free from threats, violence and abuse.
DM2021 5PM Talk-in: Defending public service broadcasting
The panel discusses government cabals, how PSB is going to be paid for and whether Google is God.
NUJ welcomes the launch of a national action plan to protect journalists
The union said the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists’ plan was an important step towards ensuring journalists can carry out their work free from harassment and attack. It was launched with cross-party support.
NUJ response to DCMS consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion (update)
January 2021 briefing update on the campaign against decriminalising the TV license fee evasion.
NUJ Media Recovery Plan for Wales: Summary/Cunllun Adfer Y Cyfryngau ar Gyfer Cymru: Crynodeb
Summary of the proposals for the Welsh government from the NUJ's News Recovery Plan.
Newsgatherers to be exempted from travel quarantine
NOTE: the exemption was rescinded owing to increasing infection levels - the union is lobbying for it to be restored.
NUJ response to the DCMS committee inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors
NUJ briefing to the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee's inquiry into Covid-19 on the industry, May 2020.
Senior Reporter issue 4
News from the 60+ Council of the NUJ.
NUJ Informed, Issue 26, February 2019
Honk! Newsquest members on strike, Michelle Stanistreet meets Jeremy Wright, the Culture Secretary, and #MeToo and the creative industries.
NUJ Informed, Issue 24, August 2018
Michelle Stansitreet gives evidence to Cairncross Review team and Delegate Meeting's two-year plan.
NUJ briefing to the DCMS session on pay at the BBC on Wednesday 31 January
Publication of the list of on-air staff earning more than £150,000 last summer put the spotlight of the problem of equal pay at the BBC. Of the list only one third were women, and of the 96 named only 10 were from black or minority backgrounds.
NUJ response to the DCMS consultation on its Internet Safety Strategy green paper
Online abuse and harassment has become a major issue for journalists, especially women, and it poses a major threat to freedom of expression, the right of the public to be informed, and democracy.