Despite the NUJ not officially supporting any political party, the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) took an active role at the NUJ Delegate Meeting in Southport this year. Although other campaign groups were present – Stop The War Coalition, Palestinian Solidarity Campaign – the SWP was the only political party with a visible presence, with members …
Here is a selection of my favourite tweets from the students and delegates: @samfromstroud: Thank you to all the delegates that made us all feel like a real part of things. A special thanks to @whealie and the team #nujdm #nujstu @Peter__Murray: “Journalism is great”, says #nuj student speaking at #nujdm It’s about time employers took our …
A Union-wide Health and Safety Committee was formalised on the second day of DM despite opposition from the Irish Executive Council (IEC), which argued that such issues should be dealt with at branch level. Proposing the motion, Adam Christie of the NEC and Leeds branch drew attention to the longstanding but informal committee the NUJ …
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 …
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. …
NUJ member Jess Hurd talks about the problems working as a photojournalist in an area of conflict and her experiences of Egyptian security forces.
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 …
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 …
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, …
A motion was passed by the NUJ Delegate Meeting (DM) 2011 to support journalists working in the West Bank, particularly those covering demonstrations in the area. The motion was proposed by the National Executive Council which called upon branches to respond to the call from Palestinian journalists for help resisting attacks and establishing their right …