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NUJ World Press Freedom Day event, 2019
29 April 2019: Following the murder of Lyra McKee, the NUJ will pay tribute to her life and work at this event to mark World Press Freedom Day and discuss the challenges facing journalists and press freedom throughout the world.
BBC staff issue warning over “damaging” plan to merge flagship radio news programmes
27 March 2019: The corporation is throwing Radio 4's The World Tonight "under a bus" with its plans to merge it with the World Service's Newshour.
European parliament votes to stop harassment of BBC Persian journalists & their families
14 March 2019: The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution criticising Iran’s treatment of journalists
UN Special Rapporteur on Iran 'deplores' persecution of BBC Persian staff & families
14 March 2019: Professor Rehman raised concerns about the ongoing, collective criminal investigation and asset-freeze affecting BBC journalists in London and their families in Iran
BBC investigated over discrimination by equal pay watchdog
12 March 2019: The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s suspicion that some women at the BBC have not received equal pay is, in the NUJ’s view, a fact, says Michelle Stanistreet.
Stop the licence snatchers
7 March 2019: The NUJ’s 60+council joined pensioners’ groups and trade unionists outside the offices of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to protest against the threat of the over-75s losing their free TV licences.
Reps' summit, 2019
4 March 2019: This event is an opportunity for NUJ reps and officials to get together to share knowledge and expertise, network and discuss the issues facing members in the industry.
Would I Lie to You? How can journalists promote news that can be trusted?
1 March 2019: Fake news, rumour, propaganda & Facebook: how can journalists promote news that can be trusted? The NUJ hosts an event for media literacy week.
Ditch the deal which will destroy the BBC and cause greater poverty among the elderly
18 February 2019: Age UK, the National Pensioners Convention and NUJ tell the BBC board that the government must pay for free TV licences for the over-75s.
NUJ response to the Cairncross Review
12 February 2019: This is an important report which charts the demise in public interest journalism, but should Dame Frances have been braver and made Facebook and Google responsible for the news they exploit?
