 Branch officers Press and PR branch c/o NUJ HQ 308 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1. Branch chair: Monica Foot 0207 503 4123 and Carmel McHenry 0207 226 5501 (job share) Branch vice-chairs: Mick Holder 0208 223 0712 and Mick Gosling 0208 806 2683 Branch secretary: Sian Jones 07793 314249 Asst branch secretary: Debbie Smith 07769 705361 Branch organiser: Mark Whitehead 0208 348 3101 Branch treasurer: Charles Harkness 07745 127814 Branch events organiser: Kay Shelley 07748 662213 Branch news editor: Mick Holder 0208 223 0712 Branch equality officer: Carmel McHenry Sector NEC member: Anita Halpin Please help build our branch database by sending your email address to: nujppr@googlemail.com Branch meetings 2011 All on Wednesdays starting at 6.30pm: 5 October, 2 November and 7 December. Venue: NUJ HQ, 308-312 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DP. The building is fully accessible. The nearest tube/station is King's Cross/St Pancras International. |
NEWSNEW Leveson must back ban on sexualised images in media, women's groups say Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Explicit newspaper pictures censored in inquiry evidence but Leveson warned change would require 'rock-solid legislation'
NEW Companies paid £1,800 to meet ministers at networking events Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Transparency campaigners raise concerns over Chemistry Club events that were previously banned by the Cabinet Office
NEW Patronising Pickles leads disgraced Tories' plot to gut unions Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Gung-ho communities secretary Eric Pickles promised cheering union-bashers early blood at a sinister Westminster jamboree late last night. Mr Pickles was greeted as a conquering hero at a beer and sandwiches reception to launch the deeply dangerous Trade Union Reform Campaign (TURC).
NEW Jail threat in plans unveiled to tackle disquiet over lobbying Friday, January 20, 2012 Trade unions and charities could be forced to sign up to a new statutory register of parliamentary lobbyists aimed at cleaning up politics, the Government announced today.
State press regulation is wrong, says Jeremy Hunt Monday, January 16, 2012 State regulation of the press would be "completely the wrong direction to go" but there must be a way to ensure all newspapers sign up to any body that replaces the current system, the Culture Secretary said today. Taxpayers foot the bill for loss-making banks' lobbying Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Britain's two state-owned banks have hired seven separate lobbying and public affairs companies at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year, The Independent has learnt.
Leveson Inquiry: FT editor says paper's code a 'model' Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Financial Times (FT) editor Lionel Barber has told the Leveson Inquiry his paper's code of conduct "is a model for self-regulation".
Cameron aide broke rules by joining lobbying firm Tuesday, January 10, 2012 One of David Cameron's senior Downing Street advisers has broken rules meant to stop former government officials from trading on their inside knowledge of Whitehall and access to ministers, The Independent has learnt.
Total unpaid overtime worked is equivalent to a million extra jobs Thursday, January 05, 2012 The two billion hours of unpaid overtime worked last year would be enough to create over a million extra full-time jobs, the TUC says today (Thursday) as it announces the date for Work Your Proper Hours Day 2012.
Filkin report: Police warned over press links Wednesday, January 04, 2012 The "close relationship" between parts of Scotland Yard and the media has caused "serious harm", a report says.
Wapping exhibition moves to Bishopsgate, London Wednesday, January 04, 2012 The Wapping exhibition moves back to London from 9 January until 29 February.
Vanunu still not free Tuesday, January 03, 2012 For 25 years the NUJ has campaigned for Mordechai Vanunu, the former Israeli nuclear technician who revealed Israel’s nuclear weapons to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, kidnapped and taken to Israel, where he stood trial and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Released in 2004, he was made an honorary member of the NUJ and has since campaigned to leave Israel. Below is an update from Vanunu’s supporters in the UK with suggestions as to how you may help.
Conservative health minister comes under fire over tobacco briefings Monday, January 02, 2012 Leaked emails reveal that Earl Howe sought out the views of Philip Morris International in his campaign against tobacco control measures
Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails 'hacked' Monday, January 02, 2012 Computer crime by press may be as widespread as phone scandal
Women's rights activists take on media sexism Saturday, December 31, 2011 Women's rights campaigners called on the Leveson inquiry today to widen its investigatory scope and include sexism and the sexual objectification of the female body in British media.
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