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As the collective voice for journalists, the NUJ has prepared a response to the government’s consultation on the BBC Charter Review.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, looks back on day one of this week’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing of the case taken by union member Vincent Kearney and the BBC against the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) today heard of unlawful surveillance against former BBC journalist and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) member Vincent Kearney.

The NUJ has called for stricter legislation to prevent corporate surveillance of journalists and for an independent inquiry into allegations surrounding the hiring of a public relations agency to investigate numerous reporters and their sources.

The NUJ’s Reach group chapel has issued a statement expressing shock and concern around Reach plc’s plan to close two of its three newspaper printing sites in the UK.

The Northamptonshire branch is officially back up and running, marking its relaunch with a commitment to the safety of journalists across the county.

Press Association staff celebrated the creation of a new NUJ branch with cake and a cuppa.

The NUJ has responded to the announcement of significant additional cuts to the BBC’s operating costs over the coming years and the impact this could have.

NUJ members at The Lancet and Cell Press have secured recognition with the publisher Elsevier following a tenacious, determined campaign.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish secretary, called for a tech tax and stronger legislation to protect journalism and democracy while giving evidence to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on AI and copyright.

HeartUnions Week, 9-15 February, is an opportunity to celebrate the union’s wins and remind us of what we can achieve when we work together.

The NUJ has responded to the government’s order for the deletion of a large database of criminal court records, which many journalists use to track cases.

The NUJ has urged the UK government to act swiftly to safeguard the future of the BBC World Service after the corporation warned that the service is on a financial cliff edge.

The NUJ has condemned the 20-year prison sentence handed to Hong Kong media magnate, Jimmy Lai, following a “politically motivated” conviction to silence free speech.

The regulator Ofcom made a “fundamental mistake” in provisionally accepting STV’s plans to cut programming and taking arguments made by the company at face value, the NUJ has said.

The NUJ has responded to reports that Labour Together hired PR firm APCO Worldwide to investigate journalists who were probing irregularities in the thinktank’s funding.

The NUJ has expressed solidarity with NewsGuild-CWA and workers at the Washington Post after the paper announced that over 300 staff – around a third of its workforce – would be fired.

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the attack on Nujan Mala Hassan while reporting on protests along the Syrian-Turkish border.

A surge in fake AI-generated experts appearing in mainstream news demonstrates the threat AI poses to trust in journalism and the need for a strong, coordinated response, the NUJ has said.

The NUJ has submitted evidence to Ofcom as the regulator considers updating broadcast regulations to keep up with a rapidly transforming UK media landscape.