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=2393 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2393 The National Union of Journalists is providing emergency legal help to members covering the EDL march and Unite Against Fascism protest rally in Leicester on Saturday, February 4th. A helpline has been set up so that photographers, videographers and reporters can call if they get arrested, assaulted or in any other trouble that needs a solicitor. The number is:   07814 453137. The legal back-up is offered to only NUJ members who are working, not to those taking part in the protests as private ci...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2392 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2392 The NUJ has condemned the management of Archant Suffolk, owner of the Ipswich Evening Star and the East Anglian Daily Times, for failing to engage in proper negotiations with the union over redundancies. There are plans to change the Star from a six-day-a-week to a five-day-a-week operation, in order to cut costs.  The management had originally intended to cut the 91-member workforce by 14, however it is now expected that the redundancy figure will be slightly lower. Morale among the staff is at...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2391 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2391 Journalists at Thomson Reuters have agreed to a 48-hour strike - the first in more than 25 years - after being awarded a below-inflation pay deal. 'We tried very hard to reach a settlement with management bu the company's refusal to improve its below-inflation offer of 1.75 per cent, which follows years of effective pay cuts, has compelled Thomson Reuters  journalists to vote overwhelmingly for strike action for the first time in more than 25 years," said NUJ chapel officers, Mike Roddy and Hele...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2390 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2390 A stunt by the Irish Mail on Sunday which deceived customers into believing it was the Sunday Tribune, following the paper's closure, has backfired with Associated Newspapers agreeing to pay andeuro;15,000 to charities nominated by the NUJ. The newspaper group also faces a large legal bill following a court case taken by National Consumer Agency, the Irish consumer watchdog, after it published under a wraparound bearing the title of Sunday Tribune. Judge Conal Gibbon, in a reserved judgment at D...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2389 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2389 A massive 75 jobs are to go at Trinity Mirror's national newspaper titles - the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People.  In a shock announcement this afternoon staff across all three titles were summoned to a meeting to be told of the cuts, which will see the centralisation of subbing and production across all titles and the pooling of features and news. The cull comes after the total directors' pay and pensions bill for Trinity Mirror last year was PST3.9million - PST1.3million of which was...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2388 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2388 After successful NUJ protests today, Leicestershire Police have withdrawn the badge scheme for journalists attending the demonstration on Saturday. The union protested at the local police force's decision to operate a badge scheme for journalists covering the English Defence League demonstration in Leicester on Saturday.  Following strong representations from NUJ members, the police have now decided to withdraw the scheme and in a statement said: "In light of the numerous emails I have received ...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2386 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2386 The Leveson Inquiry is showing the fault lines in British journalism. It will never be the same again.  Public event, all welcome -   THE PHONE HACKING SCANDAL: JOURNALISM ON TRIAL?18.00 for 18.30 on Tuesday 07 February 2012 Join us on Tuesday February 7th, 18.00 for 18.30 for a debate and a book launch. Chair: Raymond Snoddy.Presenter 'Newswatch' BBC,Former Media Editor 'The Times', columnist with The Journalist. Panel:Kevin Marsh, former editor 'Today' and founder 'Hacked Off';Bob Satchwell, e...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2385 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2385 The NUJ today declared that public outrage directed at RBS chief executive Stephen Hester over his excessive bonus payments should now be aimed at directors of the Trinity Mirror media group, who are pocketing more than PST1.3 million a year - equivalent to 50 journalist jobs. Journalists at Trinity Mirror are being told to endure their second 12-month pay freeze in four years, coming after over 700 jobs were culled in the last year alone. The union said there can be no excuses for excessive bon...

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http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2384 http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2384 Every year the BBC is forced to hand over tens of millions to Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB, under a hugely unfair law unprecedented in any other country.  Pressure is mounting on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to end this outrage. The BBC is being forced to hand over tens of millions of pounds every year to line Rupert Murdoch's pockets. Murdoch's cronies in government are determined to save this scheme -- but together we can stop this outrage.  These unbelievable regulations cost our public broadcaste...

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