NUJ Informed - December 2025
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
MPs demand urgent regulation and funding for local news industry
MPs have called for urgent investment, reform, and regulation to revive local journalism in the face of enormous financial pressures and the threat of big tech.
Journalists at The Mirror vote to strike
NUJ members at The Mirror have voted yes in a ballot for strike action over compulsory redundancies, rotas and concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on editorial quality.
The Journalist October-November 2025
Featuring articles on the threat of AI to jobs, recognition at Bullivant Media, the NUJ branches summit, and coverage of TUC Congress.
Culture secretary commits to meeting with NUJ and MPs over Reach cuts
Lisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, has agreed to meet the NUJ as well as other MPs to discuss mass redundancies at Reach and protecting quality journalism.
Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions send solidarity to Reach journalists
The Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions has shared a statement of solidarity with journalists at Reach "recognising that AI can never be a substitute for journalism."
NUJ issues formal ballot notices to Reach over mass redundancies
The NUJ has submitted formal notices to ballot members for industrial action at The Mirror and Reach plc’s Scottish titles in a dispute over job losses, unreasonable workloads, and the use of artificial intelligence.
Birmingham & Coventry NUJ branch expresses solidarity with Reach journalists
The Birmingham & Coventry NUJ Branch has passed a motion expressing support and solidarity with journalists at Reach amid plans by the publisher to make large-scale redundancies.
NUJ PR & Communications branch stands in solidarity with Reach journalists
The branch has condemned cuts and urged full support for the Reach group chapel's call for full disclosure on the use of artificial intelligence at the company.
PA chapel shows solidarity with Reach journalists
The PA chapel has passed a motion to show public support for colleagues at Reach plc in light of mass redundancies at the publisher.
Financial Times chapel solidarity with Reach journalists
The FT chapel has sent their full support as members are consulted over next steps.
Template letter to MPs - oppose the Reach cuts
Amend this letter and send it to parliamentarians to help the NUJ raise concerns about huge redundancies announced by publisher Reach.
NUJ Reach group chapel strongly condemns proposed editorial cuts
The group chapel has expressed no faith or confidence in the company's strategy, and voiced its concern over the use of artificial intelligence, seeking clear commitments and greater transparency from the company.
NUJ decries new job cuts by Reach plc
Over 300 jobs within editorial are at risk of being cut following an announcement of a restructure today. The NUJ says this serves a 'devastating body blow' to the publisher's journalists.
The Journalist August-September 2025
Features on page view targets, public interest journalism, Norway's state-funded media, picketing during the Thatcher years, and more.
Reach group chapel statement on use of AI
A motion by the Reach NUJ group chapel has expressed alarm over the company's use of artificial intelligence.
Tribute to NUJ member Mick O’Neill
The respected journalist and committed member of the Reach Ireland chapel is remembered as a “confidante, protector, teacher and friend.”
NUJ deeply concerned by sweeping Reach redundancies
The NUJ understands that the UK and Ireland’s largest commercial news publisher Reach plc has placed 104 roles at risk.
NUJ concerned by proposed redundancies at Reach
Reach NUJ group chapel has expressed its concern over the proposal in Reach Scotland to make two roles redundant and delete another.
NUJ reacts to publication of Reach plc annual report
The union has urged Reach plc to urgently reconsider its pay offer to journalists following publication of its annual report today, revealing £102.3m in operating profits and a £1.24m pay package to Jim Mullen, Reach CEO, in 2024.