NUJ response to Press Regulation Panel call for information
NUJ response to Press Regulation Panel call for information on press information in the UK.
NUJ statement – reporting on assisted dying legislation
Delegates at DM2025 passed a resolution to produce guidance to support members with reporting on legislation in connection with assisted dying.
TUC LGBT+ Conference 2025
NUJ motions on trans solidarity and ethical journalism were passed at this year’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) LGBT+ Conference.
Presumption of anonymity for firearms officers poses grave threat to public interest journalism, say NUJ and JUSTICE
The NUJ and law reform charity JUSTICE have written jointly to Yvette Cooper, UK home secretary, expressing deep concern over a proposed change in law granting anonymity to firearms officers subject to criminal proceedings following a shooting.
DM2025: ethics
The final day of DM includes motions on ethics.
DM2025: artificial intelligence
Motions on artificial intelligence including related ethical concerns were debated.
Written evidence submitted by the National Union of Journalists on the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
NUJ February 2025 submission to the Data (Use and Access) Bill committee.
CMS and SCIT committee chairs write to government on copyright and artificial intelligence
Chi Onwurah MP and Dame Caroline Dineage MP have written to Ministers in their posts as chairs of the Culture Media and Sport and Science Innovation and Technology committees.
NUJ welcomes no change to media reporting on child homicide victims
The union has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish government that it does not intend to introduce any legal changes to restrict the reporting of the identities of children who die as a result of homicide in Scotland.
NUJ welcomes start of open reporting in family courts in England and Wales
“Watershed” changes beginning this week to Family Procedure Rules mean that accredited journalists can report on what they see and hear whilst attending family courts, if a transparency order is granted.
Apple suspends AI-generated news summaries
The NUJ has welcomed the decision to halt Apple Intelligence news summaries following errors relayed to audiences.
NUJ calls on Apple to remove Apple Intelligence, warning of harm to journalism
The NUJ has joined calls urging Apple to remove its AI feature Apple Intelligence, following several examples of inaccurate summaries relayed to readers using the generative AI tool.
NUJ urges responsible journalism when reporting on suicide
The union has urged responsible reporting on suicide on social media and in both print and online publications.
NUJ welcomes improved protections for journalists targeted with lawfare
The European Council has adopted the anti-SLAPP directive with safeguards to protect media freedom and journalists facing strategic lawsuits against public participation.
New report details “Wild West” of freelance journalism
Research commissioned by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has revealed rights grabs, low pay and barriers to journalism remain key issues facing freelance journalists.
Police laid surveillance trap for journalists
Tim Dawson, IFJ deputy general secretary, reports from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing where grave breaches by the PSNI over journalists’ surveillance and attempts to uncover a source have been disclosed.
Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearings commence
Day 1 of the hearing over claims "No Stone Unturned" journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney were unlawfully monitored using covert surveillance.
Letter of protest to the Police Service of Northern Ireland
NUJ Belfast and District Branch to inform PSNI chief constable about concern over state surveillance of Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.
NUJ calls for open court judicial hearings into unlawful journalists’ surveillance
The union has strongly urged long-awaited hearings of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal into targeted covert surveillance of journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney by UK authorities, be held in open court.