Funded training - July 2024
Over the past year, hundreds of members have taken up the free in-person Newsroom Leadership courses and online news verification sessions, both funded by Google News Lab. Last year’s DM passed a resolution calling for a consultation about this funding. The NEC resolved to seek further feedback from members, branches and tabling bodies – you can submit this by emailing [email protected], subject heading Funded Training. This report sets out the background to the training.
NUJ news verification workshops
Fake news may be as old as the Pharaohs, but with AI making it all too easy to create false stories journalists need to learn new tricks of the trade.
A new journalists’ safety tool from the NUJ
The NUJ, with support from the Google News Initiative, has launched an online interactive tool to help journalists’ deal with hostile environments and cyber threats.
