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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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. …
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 …