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 …
Category Archive: Profiles
The youngest journalist at #NUJDM
Josh Taylor is 19 years-old and has been a member of the Derby and Burton National Union of Journalists branch for six months. After doing a six month NCTJ crash-course in journalism, Josh got a job as a trainee journalist on the Burton Mail. Josh joined the NUJ because many of his colleagues were also members. “I got a job at the Burton …
Exiled journalists speak to the NUJ about the conditions of UK asylum
Aleiu’s story | James’ story | Charles’ story Exiled journalists passionately spoke to fellow NUJ members about the conditions of asylum seekers in the UK. Members of the union expressed their views that exiled journalists are not receiving the right treatment from the UK Government as they are intending to send the journalists back to …
The oldest delegate at #NUJDM
After leaving school at 14 and trying a few different jobs, Roy ended up working in construction where he became Shop Steward. “I was a shop steward and worked in construction from ’53 until ’82, by which time I was black-listed,” Roy says. Trade unions were and still are very important to Roy and after …
NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear’s final DM speech
NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear launched an attack on Coalition cuts, Murdoch and working conditions in his opening speech to the NUJ delegate meeting in Southport. Dear attacked government policy saying it was politically motivated. He called it George Osborne’s “big lie” and called for tougher laws on tax evasion. Dear said” “Firefighters did not …
Profile of Claudia Julietta 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 …
Profile of John McDonnell MP
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 …
Profile of Paula Dear
Paula Dear is a tap-dancing, musical loving, NUJ activist and journalist. She is also the wife of the Union’s current General Secretary, Jeremy Dear. Her determination to gain recognition for the NUJ, passion for travel and relentless ambition to become a journalist only contribute to her warm personality. Personal Paula Dear, BBC correspondent, NUJ activist …