After finding out I had the chance to be a part of the Student Delegation at this year’s Delegate Meeting, I was super-excited; however, all I knew was that this was the biggest date in the NUJ calender. I didn’t know what to expect, I didn’t know what would become of it and more innocently, …
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Dan Richardson’s DM speech: journalism interns should be taken seriously
I’m one of twenty-five students from across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland gaining invaluable work experience here by reporting all you’ve been getting up to at the Delegate Meeting. The NUJ has paid all our expenses, fed and watered us and paid us a small allowance. So thank you to the branches that sponsored us. …
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 …
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 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 …
NUJ Vice-President nightmares over Delegate Meeting ‘commagate’
NUJ Vice-President, Donnacha DeLong, refuses to be drawn on his alleged night terrors about punctuation and grammar which began on the first night of the NUJDM. The delinquent comma that halted Friday’s proceedings, surrounding composite D order paper 7 on government policies, was apparently haunting the man who will be assuming the NUJ presidency when Pete Murray’s …
NUJ legal team on how student journalists can be paid for internships
Getting paid for journalism work as a student can be hard and students often think that they are not entitled to money for an internship, but legal advisors for the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) insist that this is not the case. Neil Todd, from Thompsons Solicitors, says students can be paid and it is …
Best #nujdm tweets from Saturday morning: Part 2
Hello colleagues. My name is Sam Butler and I am a student delegate from the University of the West of England, Bristol. As the seventh social media editor this weekend, I will be selecting top tweets from the hashtag #nujdm. Enjoy… @SamNewsham: Donnacha Delong proposes an amendment to the motion but Peter Murray tells him he …
NUJ photographers gain a seat on the NEC
Photographers of the National Union of Journalists have won their fight to gain a seat on the National Executive Council after the Delegate Meeting passed a motion. Motion 57 was bought to the fray after many years of debate as to whether or not photographers should have a seat on the National Executive Council. After feeling …
Exiled journalists speak at NUJ Delegate Meeting
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 …