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NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunal

The NUJ has welcomed a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay £20,000 i...

23 July 2026
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Mirror Group Newspapers chapel pay tribute to Watford print site workers

The NUJ’s Mirror Group Newspapers chapel have paid tribute to workers at the newspaper printing site in Watford.

23 July 2026
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NUJ branches and chapels oppose devastating BBC cuts

NUJ Birmingham & Coventry branch and the Financial Times chapel have passed motions expressing solidarity with BBC workers and calling on the governme...

23 July 2026
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NUJ warns Reach to end culture of cuts after poor financial statement

The NUJ has warned that the continued “haemorrhaging of jobs" across Reach puts the publisher's financial future at risk and will further harm staff m...

22 July 2026

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Reach news

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Mirror Group Newspapers chapel pay tribute to Watford print site workers

The NUJ’s Mirror Group Newspapers chapel have paid tribute to workers at the newspaper printing site in Watford.

23 July 2026
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NUJ warns Reach to end culture of cuts after poor financial statement

The NUJ has warned that the continued “haemorrhaging of jobs" across Reach puts the publisher's financial future at risk and will further harm staff m...

22 July 2026
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NUJ urges Reach to invest in its journalists at 2026 AGM

The union attended Reach plc’s Annual General Meeting yesterday (6 May) and urged shareholders to support investment in quality journalism and oppose ...

07 May 2026

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Irish Future of Media Commission news

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DM2023: News Recovery Plan

Initiatives promoting public interest journalism and broadcasting were discussed and Siobhan Holliman moved a motion on the Future of Media Commission...

29 April 2023
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Focus on future at Irish seminar

A major seminar on the future of journalism in Ireland, hosted by the Irish Executive Council has been rescheduled and will take place on on Saturday ...

13 September 2022
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NUJ slams government decision to reject broadcasting reforms

Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary, issues a statement on the publication of the report of the Future of Media Commission and the Irish government's r...

12 July 2022

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NUJ at IFJ100

It’s been a busy few days for the NUJ at the International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ) Centenary Congress in Paris, which has welcomed hundreds o...

07 May 2026
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Statement on US-Israel attacks against Iran 

The joint military attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and subsequent retaliatory strikes put at risk the lives of many civilians, includi...

02 March 2026
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Iran: One media worker killed and three arrested amid protest crackdown

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the killing and attacks on media workers in Iran.

04 February 2026

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Local News Matters

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Oxford council signs motion opposing cut to local BBC TV bulletin

The city councillors say the BBC's plan to end TV bulletins from the city will undermine local democracy and older viewers’ ability to receive news on...

16 August 2022
DM2021: Future of the Media

Campaigns to support local journalism, a review of newspaper business models, Local Democracy Reporters and support for academic publishers

21 May 2021
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NUJ joins calls to protect planning notices in local newspapers

Loss of the notices would cost the industry £10m. Proposals to scrap them are contained in the government's Planning for the Future White Paper.

25 September 2020

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Industrial news

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NUJ warns Reach to end culture of cuts after poor financial statement

The NUJ has warned that the continued “haemorrhaging of jobs" across Reach puts the publisher's financial future at risk and will further harm staff m...

22 July 2026
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NUJ urges NDA reforms to shift balance of power in favour of workers

The NUJ has responded to the UK government’s consultation on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by employers.

13 July 2026
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NUJ rejects BBC pay offer

The NUJ has rejected the BBC’s latest pay offer, saying it falls well below inflation and would amount to a real-terms pay cut for members.

30 June 2026

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Journalists' safety news

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Judgment due in Lyra McKee murder trial

Judgment will be handed down in Belfast Crown Court today (Friday 3 July) in the long-running trial of three men accused of murdering freelance journa...

03 July 2026
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NUJ condemns continued targeting of Lebanese and Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the Union of Journalists of Leba...

23 June 2026
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NUJ condemns intimidation and attacks against journalists covering Belfast riots

The NUJ has strongly condemned threats, intimidation, and attacks against reporters covering riots in Belfast in recent days, and has repeated calls f...

11 June 2026

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Union news

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Mirror Group Newspapers chapel pay tribute to Watford print site workers

The NUJ’s Mirror Group Newspapers chapel have paid tribute to workers at the newspaper printing site in Watford.

23 July 2026
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NUJ branches and chapels oppose devastating BBC cuts

NUJ Birmingham & Coventry branch and the Financial Times chapel have passed motions expressing solidarity with BBC workers and calling on the governme...

23 July 2026
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Victory for Turkey AFP journalists after 12-day strike

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in commending journalists at the AFP bureau in Istanbul and the Türkiye Gazetecil...

22 July 2026

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Obituaries

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Funeral service to celebrate life of John Bailey

The funeral of John Bailey, former NUJ president and member of honour, will take place on 13 July in Hartlepool, and will be open to friends and colle...

30 June 2026
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Remembering Veronica Guerin

Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, recalls the life of Independent Newspapers chapel colleague Veronica Guerin, who was murdered 30 years...

26 June 2026
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Tribute to John Bailey

The NUJ is in mourning for one of its most beloved figures, John Bailey, who died unexpectedly in London at the weekend.

18 June 2026

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