Latest news
Reduced BBC licence fee rise will have consequences, says NUJ
The union is disappointed that the government has reneged on a six-year funding agreement on the licence fee which is likely to put further pressure on budgets. The union is also concerned that an announced review of funding failed to make any reference to its role a public service broadcaster.
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes Wayne David MP’s Anti-SLAPP Bill
The Private Members’ Bill marks a “crucial milestone for the UK to stamp out all SLAPPs targeting public interest reporting.”
New training opportunities for NUJ members
Free courses on leadership skills and news verification skills have been launched for 2024.
Upcoming events and training
News Verification Skills for Journalists
This tutor-led training session ‘News Verification Skills for journalists’ will help strengthen digital skills and develop the next generation of news...
Leadership in the Newsroom - London
This Leadership in the Newsroom training programme is suitable for mid-career journalists, both staff and freelances, seeking to develop their leaders...
News Verification Skills for Journalists
This tutor-led training session ‘News Verification Skills for journalists’ will help strengthen digital skills and develop the next generation of news...
Reps' Training Stage 2, 13 December 2023
Putting together a pay claim, dealing with a bullying manager, creating an active chapel and negotiating a robust house agreement are among the skills...
Reps' Training Stage 3, 24 January 2024
Putting together a pay claim, dealing with a bullying manager, creating an active chapel and negotiating a robust house agreement are among the skills...
Reps' Training Stage 1, 31 January 2024
Putting together a pay claim, dealing with a bullying manager, creating an active chapel and negotiating a robust house agreement are among the skills...
NUJ in your workplace
NUJ chapels play a vital role in helping you at work. Wherever there are three or more NUJ members in a workplace, a chapel can be formed. The NUJ has more than 1,000 chapels and some of them are recognised by the companies below.
Latest publications
The Journalist magazine October November 2023
The love of small local radio stories, universities collaborating with news organisations, a visit to Wrexham and coverage of the TUC are just some of...
The Journalist August September 2023
The latest edition looks at the class ceiling in journalism and how working-class journalists can find it hard to break it into the industry. There is...
The Journalist June July, 2023
This edition looks at the growth of in the number of specialist reporters covering trade unions, the NUJ's strike over BBC local radio and reports fro...
TUC Organising at Work
A TUC guide for trade union activists on how to build and maintain strong workplace unions
NUJ Branch December 2023
This edition features the union's AI campaign, a call for branches to take part in consultations on the union's frees, industrial councils and Delegat...
NUJ Informed November 2023
Challenges and safety of journalists in the Israel-Gaza war; latest on the BBC local radio dispute; sale of the Telegraph and who owns the UK's media;...