NUJ member Jess Hurd talks about the problems working as a photojournalist in an area of conflict and her experiences of Egyptian security forces.
NUJ delegates call for end to exploitation of student journalists
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 …
The best tweets of #nujdm Sunday afternoon
Top 10 tweets of Sunday afternoon by the final social media editor for #nujdm, Vicky Britton. @MissBrooks7 Jeremy Dear’s thoughts on the BBC’s bonuses in comparison to redundancies. Listen here: http://t.co/shcUapf #nujdm @samfromstroud Speaker notes the significance of the first test case in the fight for mandatory #internship pay #nujdm @Peter_Murray “Journalism is great”, says …
Student delegates at the NUJ Delegate Meeting discuss internships
A film exploring journalism internships and the difference between work experience and exploitation by Lauren Williams, Bertie Evans and Matthew Taylor (Low quality version).
This Weekend in Numbers
Time for some statistics on this weekend, though this is likely already out of date the numbers are really impressive: Students this weekend wrote a total of 21,276 words over 78 posts, that’s an average of 273 per article, just 27 words off Chris’ ‘ideal news article length’. Our longest post was 963 words: Profile …
Norris urges NUJ members to help The Journalist
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 …
Quality of journalism paper a success at the National Union of Journalists’ Delegates Meeting
The whole of Order paper 14 on the quality of journalism was carried at the NUJ Delegate Meeting 2011 in Southport. After John Lister introduced the paper, it went straight into motion 116 which was proposed by the Oxford and District branch. The speaker spoke of how “quality journalism needs to be defended”. Jenny Simms, …
Student reporter address Delegate Meeting about value of work experience
Student Daniel Richardson was chosen by the Student Reporters to address the 2011 National Union of Journalists Delegate Meeting. Listen! “We are the people who will eventually be sat in your seats”. Daniel Richardson’s statement of intent represented the passion for journalism that has been displayed by all students over the DM weekend. As part …
A round up of fringe meetings at NUJ DM
Away from the intense voting and hustle and bustle in the main hall, the fringe meetings at the NUJ’s Delegate Meeting provided a more intimate environment for discussion. The Stop The War campaign have been present at the conference, and organised the first of these fringe meetings on Friday. The three members – David Crouch, …
The best tweets of #nujdm Sunday morning: Part 2
Albert Evans, social media editor, posting up the key themes from the NUJ delegate meeting. Diversity #NUJDM Michelle Stanistreet I’ll try to be brief. This is a motion that would accept us agreeing to the end of the NUJ as we know #nujdm motion 127 – NUJ to become a union for media workers and …