http://www.nuj.org.uk NUJ News Feed en-us Copyright 2009, The National Union of Journalists sarahka@nuj.org.uk (Sarah Kavanagh) sarahka@nuj.org.uk (Sarah Kavanagh) http://www.nuj.org.uk/images/nujlogo_burgundy.gif http://www.nuj.org.uk 100 100 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2508 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2508 The NUJ in Wales has welcomed a recommendation from Assembly Members that the Welsh Government should establish a forum to monitor the media industries in Wales and has called upon the Welsh Government to urgently act on that proposal. An all-party Task and Finish Group made the suggestion following an inquiry into the future outlook for the media in Wales. The union gave evidence to the group last autumn, expressing serious concerns about cutbacks affecting broadcasting and threats to the survi...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2506 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2506 Trinity Mirror received a stark message from its shareholders as almost half voted against the pay deal for Sly Bailey, the chief executive, and other members of the board. The newspaper group's top brass were told in no uncertain terms by shareholders at the annual general meeting that the company's strategy was not working. Almost a quarter of the shareholders voted against approving the Trinity Mirror long-term incentive plan. Almost a fifth signalled their disapproval of Jane Lighting, the r...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2505 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2505 The decision in October 2010 on the licence fee was taken in an unprecedented fashion - without the normal process of public scrutiny - and behind closed doors. It was announced not by the Secretary of State for the DCMS in the normal manner - but by George Osborne in a House of Commons statement on the Comprehensive Spending Review. David Cameron said the decision to freeze the licence fee for 6 years was 'delicious'. No doubt, those at the top of the Murdoch empire shared the Prime Minister's ...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2504 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2504 The NUJ has broadly welcomed the Defamation Bill announced today as part of the Queen's Speech.  But it is waiting for more detail on the measures set out in the draft Communications Bill, which appear to increase the state's ability to snoop on citizens via increasing powers to monitor emails, phone calls and internet use. The union is also alarmed by the proposals set out in the Justice and Security Bill that will severely curtail the reporting of civil court cases in the UK. Michelle Stanistr...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2503 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2503 NUJ members take part in protest at Trinity Mirror AGM. In a letter from the NUJ to shareholders of Trinity Mirror, Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary said: "Trinity Mirror owns some of the best-known and respected newspaper titles in the UK. In 2003, when Sly Bailey took over as chief executive, it was a FTSE 250 company worth more than PST1billion and with a share price of 380p. "Now, less than ten years later, the same CEO presides over a company a shadow of its former self - a FTSE ...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2502 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2502 NUJ general secretary sends message of support and solidarity for pensions strike action on Thursday 10 May. Message from Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary: "The National Union of Journalists sends support and solidarity to the thousands of trade unionists who will take part in the strike on Thursday 10 May. "We are proud to support the campaign against cuts to pensions - it is simply not acceptable for the government to make ordinary workers pick up the tab for an economic crisis of t...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2501 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2501  NUJ President Donnacha DeLong said:  "We cannot leave press regulation in the hands of the media barons - we need a new regime which involves journalists and civil society. We want to improve the ethics, culture and practices in the media and we need a conscience clause for journalists to help create the change we need." Donnacha will be joining speakers including Hugh Grant, Harriet Harman MP, Tom Watson MP, Owen Jones, Imran Khan and Peter Bottomley MP at a Rally for Media Reform, May 17, 6-8...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2500 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2500 Donnacha DeLong, president of the National Union of Journalists, reviews CAFOD's photography exhibition, "The Silenced: Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico". 'The Silenced' is a growing group of journalists and media professionals who have been killed for reporting the reality of the country's drugs cartels and their power networks, or have been caught in the cross-fire of drug violence. The exhibition will mark the courage and determination of 'The Silenced' and those who continue to fight to ...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2499 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2499 Trinity Mirror must take on a new chief executive with a vision and a strategy to chart the newspaper group to a brighter future, said the NUJ, following the departure of chief executive Sly Bailey. Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said: "Sly Bailey has presided over ten years of cuts and decline. She has cut the number of employees by almost a half and slashed budgets in some of the most important newspaper titles in the regions and the Mirror national titles to the bone. While Ms B...

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