Information commissioner is told Freedom of Information is “broken”
More than 100 newspaper editors, MPs, journalists, celebrities and campaigners signed a letter calling on John Edwards to fix FOI.
NUJ welcomes FOI review
Michael McGrath, minister for public expenditure and reform, announced the review at a seminar on the future of FOI in Ireland chaired by Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall.
DM2021 5PM Talk-in: NUJ members defend the right to know
Whether it is the Cabinet Office FOI Clearing House, the land ownership registers or official secrets laws, journalists face a range of obstacles when reporting in the public interest in the UK.
FOI: Defending the right to know
Journalists, politicians and academics come together to raise the alarm.
NUJ Subject Access Request for FOI campaign
This is the template letter to submit to find out more about the way government collects and retains information about journalists who have submitted FOI requests.
NUJ calls on journalists to back FOI campaign with subject access requests
Union concerned about illegitimate monitoring and journalists being put on a "blacklist".
NUJ response to the DCMS committee inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors
NUJ briefing to the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee's inquiry into Covid-19 on the industry, May 2020.
NUJ says no to FOI delays in new Scottish bill
NUJ opposes excessive timescales in Scottish freedom of information bill.
Local News Matters - Give me 500 words & we'll take it from there
Freelance NUJ member Michelle Edwards explains her work as a local campaigning journalist.
LDRs call for a say in the future of the local democracy reporting scheme
An NUJ summit of local democracy reporters shared experiences and information about the scheme to report on public interest journalism.