 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: Debbie Smith 07769 705361 Asst branch secretary:Sian Jones 07793 314249 Branch organiser: Mark Whitehead 0208 348 3101 Branch treasurer: Charles Harkness 07745 127814 Branch events organiser: Vacant 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 2012 All on Tuesdays starting at 6.30pm: on 3 April, 1 May, 5 June, 3 July, 4 September, 2 October,6 November and 4 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 CIPR calls for feedback on PR guidelines to Wikipedia use Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Guidelines for PRs using Wikipedia have been put online for feedback following a row over the entries of clients being changed.
NEW Alastair Campbell at Leveson: great theatre Mr Jay, shame about the questions Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Alastair Campbell has rarely missed an opportunity to launch a demolition job on journalism and in the second round of his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry he was given free rein to go back onto the attack: he claimed David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband were all getting "disproportionately whacked" by the press in retaliation for having given their backing to Lord Justice Leveson's investigation into media ethics.
NEW Libel reform is in the Queen's Speech Tuesday, May 15, 2012 The Government will introduce a law "to protect freedom of speech and reform the law of defamation”.
NEW EHRC report shows why government policies must be 'equality proofed' for impact on women and minority groups Monday, May 14, 2012 Responding to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) assessment of the 2010 Spending Review published today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:'The findings from the EHRC investigation should help the government pay closer attention to the impact its policies are having on women and minority groups. The assessment also shows how the equality duty is helping public sector bodies to 'equality proof' policies and ensure that there is more evidence behind crucial government decisions. But no duty however strong can undo the damage caused by the government's austerity programme, which has sent women's unemployment to a 25-year high and led to the scaling back and closure of thousands of charities that provide vital support to minority groups.' NEW Thousands forced to work part time Monday, May 14, 2012 Hundreds of thousands of men and women are trapped in part-time work because they are unable to find a full-time job, the TUC revealed today.
NEW Cameron puts brakes on his planned reform of lobbying Monday, May 14, 2012 The Government has downgraded its radical proposals to overhaul the lobbying industry in one of a series of U-turns contained in the Queen's Speech. The creation of a statutory register of lobbyists is expected to be included in next year's Queen's Speech — but only in draft form, signalling that it could be years before any actual change is introduced. This is despite the priority that David Cameron attached to reforming lobbying, which he called the "next big scandal waiting to happen".
NEW Stormont’s huge bills for PR work Thursday, May 10, 2012 STORMONT ministers have been accused of massaging their egos with taxpayers’ money after signing PR contracts which include £400,000 for members of the Executive to get their photographs taken.
NEW New Defamation Bill welcomed by Index Wednesday, May 09, 2012 Index Against Censorship has welcomed the announcement that a defamation bill is being included in the coalition government's new legislative programme. According to Index: 'This will be the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843 and an amazing achievement for the campaign and its 60,000 supporters. The bill will open the way to ending libel tourism and protecting free expression for journalists, writers, bloggers and scientists around the world. However, there is still work to be done and we will carry on fighting to make sure that the detail in the final Bill will truly deliver reform.'
NEW New Podcast: post Murdoch where is Leveson Inquiry going? Wednesday, May 09, 2012 In their evidence to the Leveson Inquiry Rupert and James Murdoch left more questions unanswered than resolved...but their testimony was definitely a telling curtain raiser to the forthcoming appearances before Lord Justice Leveson of past and present Prime Ministers and ministers. In a new podcast recorded for the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, a panel of commentators give their assessment of where the Leveson Inquiry should go next after the Murdochs' testimony.
NEW Snooping Bill ‘will hit our rights’ Wednesday, May 09, 2012 Controversial snooping proposals in the Queen’s speech will mean “no scrutiny for them and no privacy for us,” rights group Liberty said today.
NEW Rally for Media Reform, London, May 17 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 May 17, 6-8pm, Methodist Central Hall, London SW1H 9NHMichelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, will be joining speakers including Hugh Grant, Harriet Harmen MP, Tom Watson MP, Owen Jones, Imran Khan and Peter Bottomley MP at a Rally for Media Reform. Freedom of information: my monstrous idea will keep corporate tyrants at bay Tuesday, May 08, 2012 Extending transparency laws to the private sector would make the likes of News International think twice before misbehaving
Fury at lobbyists over lucrative work for brutal Maldives regime Monday, May 07, 2012 Islands' government wants to 'renew' its image in UK and US after months of conflict
A story for World Press Freedom Day - Imprisoned for telling the truth Thursday, May 03, 2012 On Thursday 26th April Mike Wells, a citizen journalist who writes for the Games Monitor website, was filming unsafe working practices on Leyton Marsh at the ‘chaotically managed’ Olympic construction site. As a result of his attempt to film and draw attention to the unsafe practices of an excavator working close to pedestrians on Sandy Lane (the pathway running adjacent to Leyton Marsh), Mike was assaulted first by the driver who did not want the activities filmed and was then brutally restrained by a number of bailiffs resulting in injuries to his ribs and forehead.
For a Mexican journalist, a day to mourn lost colleagues Thursday, May 03, 2012 For me, a journalist living in exile as a consequence of my job exposing official corruption and the impunity enjoyed by Mexico’s drug cartels, World Press Freedom Day represents nothing but sadness and adds another mark to a calendar filled with unanswered calls for justice.Journalism is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 911 media workers have been assassinated worldwide since 1992. This figure does not include four recent assassinations in Latin America, where just this past weekend Mexican reporter Regina Martinez was beaten and strangled to death inside her home, while in Colombia French correspondent Roméo Langlois was wounded and kidnapped by FARC guerrillas. If Murdoch thought the worst was over, he was wrong Wednesday, May 02, 2012 If Rupert Murdoch believed his appearance at the Leveson judicial inquiry last week would quell the ever louder outcry over his and his company's conduct, he was wrong. By far the most damning judgement of this report is reserved for the 81-year-old chairman and chief executive of News Corporation.
Leveson Inquiry: Rupert Murdoch off the hook over alleged illegal payments to public officials Sunday, April 29, 2012 Despite seven hours of questioning at the Leveson Inquiry – and his abject apologies for the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World – Rupert Murdoch was not challenged directly over the reasons for the "culture of illegal payments" which the Metropolitan Police have alleged became a regular practice among some journalists at the Sun. Murdoch was clearly troubled by the recent arrests of Sun journalists – "great journalists, friends of mine" who had been with the paper for twenty to thirty years; and he explained at length the steps News Corporation had taken at considerable cost to introduce new ethical procedures.
NUJ responds to Murdoch’s evidence at the Leveson Inquiry Sunday, April 29, 2012 The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) represented at the Leveson Inquiry by John Hendy QC quizzed Rupert Murdoch on press ethics, practices and culture.
Defending journalist sources and materials: Royal Courts of Justice hearing on Dale Farm production order Thursday, April 26, 2012 Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary said: "The NUJ welcomes the decision to allow the Judicial Review to proceed. The media played a critical public interest role in reporting on Dale Farm and the case will have significant implications for the whole of our industry.
Protecting journalist sources and materials Tuesday, April 24, 2012 For democracy to function it needs to have a free press and journalists who are able to do their job without fear or hindrance. But this is becoming increasingly under threat from the corporate world of the Murdoch empire to the heavy hand of the state. This was the message from Austin Mitchell MP, who chaired the NUJ parliamentary meeting Defending Journalism: Protecting journalist source and material on Thursday 19 April.
Ageism Tuesday, April 24, 2012 How old do you feel? Has a glass ceiling come down on your promotion prospects? Are you over 40 and too old to be on screen?
Put your camera away: security guards offer glimpse of Olympic enforcers Tuesday, April 24, 2012 'Overzealous' workers go beyond the law in preventing photography of public sites
High heels: Lies, damned lies and politics Friday, April 20, 2012 It is always said that you should never let the truth get in the way of a good story, and while we might expect that of some tabloids, what about when it is politicians? Today the health and safety Minister, Chris Grayling is making a speech to the Policy Exchange where it’s reported he will say:“It baffles me that at a time when we face a huge jobs challenge across Europe, that someone thinks it is sensible for the EU to be spending time legislating to ban high-heeled shoes in a hairdressers.” Now the implication of this is that the EU is planning legislation on this. Well that is news to me, and it is news to the European Commission. BP, Dow and Rio Tinto targeted by Olympic ‘greenwash’ award Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Row over ‘unethical’ London 2012 sponsorship continues as campaigners target BP, Rio Tinto and Dow Chemicals
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