Rakhi Sinha

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Name: Rakhi Sinha
Date registered: March 16, 2011

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  1. Claudia Duque tells NUJ DM about reporting in Columbia — April 11, 2011
  2. NUJ delegates call for end to exploitation of student journalists — April 11, 2011
  3. Norris urges NUJ members to help The Journalist — April 10, 2011
  4. Union agrees to support public sector communications staff — April 10, 2011
  5. The best tweets of #nujdm Saturday Afternoon Part 3 — April 9, 2011

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  1. Pete Murray: Educate, Agitate, Organise — 8 comments
  2. Profile of John McDonnell MP — 1 comment

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Claudia Duque tells NUJ DM about reporting in Columbia

April 11, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Claudia Duque, a Colombian investigative journalist, spoke to the NUJ delegates meeting on Saturday about the way journalists in her country are silenced and abused and called for support to end the atrocities. In his introduction, Jeremy Dear said of Claudia Duque: “She is one of the most hunted journalists in a country where hunting …

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NUJ delegates call for end to exploitation of student journalists

April 11, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Motions 97 and 98 on internships struck a particular chord with the student journalists reporting the National Union of Journalists Delegate Meeting. These motions support properly structured work experience placements and an end to the exploitation of student journalists. Delegates were urged to support the motions by Mick Duckworth, from the Nottingham Branch. “It’s evident …

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Norris urges NUJ members to help The Journalist

April 10, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

NUJ branches and chapels have been urged to contribute more to the The Journalist after the union’s Delegate Meeting voted in favour of the inclusion of more grassroots content. Motion 146 supports the new design of the NUJ’s magazine but asks for the editor to include more news of local members, branches and chapels. The …

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Union agrees to support public sector communications staff

April 10, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Motion 141, which was carried with no opposition, sees support for communications departments and a drive to recruit more people into the industry. Press and PR delegates spoke about how cuts to public sector communications staff would mean Government may not be held to account. One delegate said: “The effect on journalism is going to …

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The best tweets of #nujdm Saturday Afternoon Part 3

April 9, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Hi, Rakhi Sinha here, social media editor no. 12. Here are the best tweets from Saturday afternoon, 4pm to 5pm Dirty Tactics @Vicky­_Anderson: Interesting hearing some of the sneaky things govt/ local govt is doing to avoid FOI obligations #nujdm @simonbarrow: “Governments do not like freedom of information. Oppositions do, but in time…” FOI strengthening …

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Exiled journalists speak at NUJ Delegate Meeting

April 9, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Exiled journalists, Charles Atangana, Alieou Cissay and James Fallah-Williams stood before National Union of Journalists delegates on Friday afternoon to express their thanks to the NUJ. The three African journalists have all faced fear of enforced deportation by the UK Borders Agency after seeking asylum in Britain. Charles, from Cameroon, Alieou, from Gambia and James, from …

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Delegates thoughts on holding not having an annual Delegate Meeting

April 8, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

The motion today at the National Union of Journalists’ Delegate Meeting was a close call, with the vote swinging in favour of not holding DM annually. But what do delegates really think? Listen!

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Pete Murray: Educate, Agitate, Organise

April 8, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

The National Union of Journalist’s President Pete Murray opened the Union’s 2011 Delegate Meeting by praising the solidarity of our “magnificent union”. Looking back on his term, an emotional Murray told delegates gathered in Southport about the threats the union faces and how we can fight them together if unified. Historic era He cited this …

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Profile of Claudia Julietta Duque

April 7, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

Claudia Duque

Claudia Duque is an investigative journalist and human rights activist in her native Colombia. She has been involved in raising a number of contentious issues at a local, national and international level and has tackled some of the most dangerous and difficult stories. As a result, she has had to deal with numerous threats to …

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Profile of John McDonnell MP

April 7, 2011

by Rakhi Sinha

John McDonnell

John McDonnell is the Secretary of the NUJ Parliamentary Group. In 1997 he won his home seat of Hayes and Harlington with a 13,000 majority and has maintained the seat since then. John has been acknowledged as an immensely hard working local MP tackling local community issues such as the threat of expansion at Heathrow …

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