The Journalist December-January 2026
Our cover feature looks at the rise of the side hustle with more freelances taking on non-journalistic work to make ends meet.
Tribute to Brian Harris
Brian Harris is remembered as a revered photographer and NUJ loyalist.
TUC Congress 2025: threat of AI to jobs and rights takes centre stage
TUC Congress unanimously supported new laws to stop AI breaching the copyrights of journalists and those working in sectors including books and photography.
NUJ submission to the Getty Shutterstock merger inquiry
NUJ comment submission to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Getty Images/ Shutterstock merger inquiry.
Police commit to act if activists attempt to stop journalists working
Senior London Metropolitan Police officers have provided reassurances to the NUJ ahead of the Football Lads Against Grooming Gangs demonstration on 28 June.
Peers vote in favour of artificial intelligence transparency amendment
NUJ urges UK government support for copyright owners following a debate of the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
Advice on covering protests
The union will always stand firm for the right of bona-fide newsgatherers to do their jobs without fear of threats to their well-being.
Journalists must not be “exploited as investigative shortcuts” by police, says NUJ
The union has written to the National Police Chiefs’ Council saying attempts by police forces to strong-arm photographers and videographers into handing over images is an affront to media freedom and puts their safety at risk.
Violence against journalists reporting riots must not be tolerated
Violence against reporters and press photographers covering protests taking place in towns across the UK is worsening, the National Union of Journalists has warned.
Emergency legal number for members covering this weekend’s far-right demos
The Guardian has reported that for at least 19 far-right rallies are expected to take place across England in coming days.
NUJ alarmed at increase in incidents with the police and photographers
The union has commented after charges were dropped against a photographer arrested by South Wales Police one day before the trial was due to begin.
NUJ wins settlement for photographers at Black Lives Matter protest
The union won an apology and out-of-court settlements for two photographers and a video journalist who were detained while covering a Black Lives Matter solidarity protest for Eric Garner at Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush, London, on December 10, 2014.
Gardaí demand access to media far-right photos
The NUJ has stressed action by An Garda Síochána to obtain images of far-right riots poses danger to the safety of photojournalists.
NUJ photographers’ council condemns lack of transparency with Gen-AI images
Images of the Israel-Hamas war generated using artificial intelligence without clear labelling risk the erosion of public confidence in photography.
#useitpayforit: guidelines for selling your pictures
The NUJ's #useitpayforit campaign encourages amateurs to understand the value of the photographs and videos they provide to news organisations.
Government announces new National Security Bill amendments
NUJ calls for public interest defence and further changes to the bill to ensure sufficient protections for journalism.
Hertfordshire Constabulary accepts liability for unlawful detention of journalist
The National Union of Journalists has welcomed an admission from the police force recognising journalist Ben Cawthra was falsely imprisoned following his arrest in November.
National Security Bill - template letter to MPs
Write to your MP to raise concerns about the National Security Bill and urge them to seek support for necessary amendments in the House of Lords.
NEC condemns journalists’ arrests
The union’s national executive council has passed a motion in support of members.
Coalition of journalism organisations slam the National Security Bill
The NUJ has joined leading journalism and press freedom organisations in severely criticising the National Security Bill, making its way through parliament.