Closure of Northern Standard a blow to journalism
The NUJ has expressed grave disappointment at the decision of the Smyth family to cease publication this month of the Northern Standard.
NUJ Highland chapel at BBC Scotland shows solidarity with STV colleagues
The NUJ’s Highland chapel at BBC Scotland has passed a motion showing solidarity with STV colleagues in light of proposed cuts to jobs and programming.
NUJ members at STV to be balloted for strike action over significant cuts
Members of the National Union of Journalists working at STV are to be balloted for strike action over the proposed axing of the STV North edition of the News at 6, as well as associated compulsory redundancies.
NUJ’s Highland branch expresses ‘deep concern’ around STV cuts
The NUJ’s Highland branch has passed a motion warning that STV’s proposed cuts to jobs and programming would, should they materialise, be a huge blow to viewers and democracy in Scotland.
BBC Aberdeen, Dundee Orkney and Shetland chapel shows solidarity with STV colleagues
The chapel has passed a motion expressing solidarity with colleagues at STV while urging the company’s management to reconsider large-scale cuts to jobs and programming.
STV’s decision to rush through job and programming cuts labelled ‘arrogant’ and ‘knee-jerk’
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has told MPs that STV’s decision to axe News at 6 North in its current form regardless of what Ofcom says is “arrogance beyond belief”.
Culture secretary commits to meeting with NUJ and MPs over Reach cuts
Lisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, has agreed to meet the NUJ as well as other MPs to discuss mass redundancies at Reach and protecting quality journalism.
Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions send solidarity to Reach journalists
The Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions has shared a statement of solidarity with journalists at Reach "recognising that AI can never be a substitute for journalism."
STV decision to cut jobs and programming ‘an act of cultural vandalism’
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the proposed axing of STV North’s News at 6 programme and up to 30 job cuts in the newsroom as “an act of cultural vandalism for journalism in Scotland.”
NUJ issues formal ballot notices to Reach over mass redundancies
The NUJ has submitted formal notices to ballot members for industrial action at The Mirror and Reach plc’s Scottish titles in a dispute over job losses, unreasonable workloads, and the use of artificial intelligence.