BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day

Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloads

The Guardian
Financial Times journalists in dispute with management over plans for office days

FT branch of NUJ say there is not ‘compelling case’ for mandate for editorial staff to be in office four days a week

The Guardian
Another journalist killed in Gaza as Al Jazeera suspended by Palestinian Authority

Continuation of threats to media freedom and journalists' safety in the region

Tell the British State Journalism’s Not a Crime
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Des Freedman on why national news outlets are not covering the crackdown on pro-Palestinian journalists in Britain. By Des Freedman Declassified UK “Journalism is the lifeblood of democracy” proclaimed Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a comment piece for The Guardian…
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Tell the British State Journalism's Not a Crime

Des Freedman on why national news outlets are not covering the crackdown on pro-Palestinian journalists in Britain. By Des Freedman Declassified UK “Journalism is the lifeblood of democracy” proclaimed Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a comment piece for The Guardian at the end of October.

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NUJ signs open letter to Rishi Sunak ahead of AI Summit

Union joins groups warning “communities and workers most affected by AI have been marginalised by the Summit.”

A crucial development made possibile thanks to the president of the Italian Union of Journalists, #VittorioDiTrapani, and the ex president #BeppeGiulietti:

19 Unions of Journalists, including the British #NationalUnionOfJournalists, recognize Julian #Assange as one of their members

Oggi un grande passo grazie a #VittorioDiTrapani #BeppeGiulietti #FNSISocial: 19 organizzazioni sindacali di giornalisti, tra cui l'inglese #NationalUnionOfJournalists hanno dichiarato che Julian #Assange è un loro iscritto
BBC expected to announce job losses in overhaul of news reporting

National Union of Journalists set to battle BBC management over redundancies

Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches

Journalists have accused the Scottish Government of failing to keep records and frustrating freedom of information law.

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