Student delegate Daniel Richardson spoke to NUJ members at the Union’s Delegate Meeting about the exploitation of student journalists in unpaid internships and calls for greater awareness of these issues. You can listen to the full speech here (new window) Listen to the speech that got Daniel elected for this role here (new window) Read …
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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 …
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 …
NUJ executive will support campaigns for media freedom
Great steps were made on the issue of media freedom, specifically relating to the Freedom of Information Act and the Terrorism Act on Saturday afternoon at the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delegate Meeting. Freedom of information | photographers’ rights | New media Freedom of Information London Freelance branch proposed motion 103, which wanted to …
The delegate meeting after the night before
Sunday morning; hugely hungover and I haven’t slept. As is generally known to happen on the Sunday morning of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delegate Meeting, the conference hall in Southport Convention Centre is rather sparse. Last night, delegates met for dinner in the Floral Hall, which was followed by an appearance of the …
NUJ NEC evacuated from Premier Inn
NUJ president Pete Murray was among NEC members and delegates evacuated from the Premier Inn hotel at 6.30 this morning after a fire broke out in the Kitchen as staff prepared breakfast. The NUJ members and other hotel guests were evacuated for about 20 minutes while the fire brigade arrived and used an extractor fan …
Student delegate Sam Butler speaks on Wikileaks motion
Student delegate Sam Butler spoke on order paper 13 motion 112 on Wikileaks. Sam mentioned that a lack of scrutiny of these websites could put “lives, careers and liberty” at risk. Sam ended by quoting Gargi Patel “We have rights, but also responsibilities” and said that he “couldn’t agree more.” The motion was carried.
Lionel Morrison OBE speaks about racial discrimination within journalism
Of approximately 160 NUJ members who attended the Delegate Meeting in 2011 about half a dozen – 3 to 4% – were black. And of approximately 38,000 members of the NUJ, 1,000 are black – about 2.6%. For Lionel Morrison this is a disgrace. The number of black people in the media, as a proportion …
Best #nujdm tweets from Saturday morning: Part 4
I’m Susa Dickerson and I’m the ninth social media editor of the NUJ DM weekend. Here is a selection of top tweets posted with #nujdm between 12.00 and 1.00: Columbian Journalist Claudia Julieta Duque addressing NUJ @simonbarrow - Unbelievably courageous Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque adressing #nujdm #NUJ #nuj http://tinyurl.com/39c8c2b – 12.01 @NathalieJosh – Claudia …
Speaker elected from the NUJ students
Three students put their names forward for the role of student speaker at the NUJ Delegate Meeting this year. Dan Richardson was voted for by fellow students for the position and is expected to be speaking in front of the delegates later today. Dan wants to raise the issues of rising tuition fees and unpaid internships. More …