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 …
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 …
I’m Nicholas Robinson and I’m the sixth social media editor. These are the highlights from the fifth part of this afternoon’s DM proceedings. @samfromstroud: “Blurring the line between a blog and journalism runs the risk of ‘deskilling’ our trade” #nujdm @Peter__Murray Just realised I wasn’t following #nujdm. How did that happen? So shocked I nearly missed …