Stand up for Journalism: London Rally November 11, 2007
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Sorry for the belated post. I’m sure you’ll agree that I have the perfect excuse in that I’m revising for my NCTJ News Journalism exam.
Pictures: Steve Usher
Last Monday evening, NUJ members gathered in Kings Cross to mark stand up for Journalism day. This day seeks to raise awareness about the value of quality journalism.
The previous post described the Manchester rally outside the Society of Editors’ conference. This event was slightly different – we had five speakers including former MP Tony Benn, BBC Newsnight’s Paul Mason and NUJ President Jeremy Dear (seen above with Michelle Stanistreet.
Manchester Rally November 8, 2007
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On Monday, members of the union traveled up to Manchester to stage a rally to mark Stand up for Journalism Day. The rally coincided with the Society of Editors’ conference which was being held in the city.
London magazine branch member, Chris Wheal (pictured above) has recorded a podcast about the rally. To listen to his podcast click here
More to come on the London rally soon…
Stand up for Journalism Day November 5, 2007
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I’m off to a rally in London tonight. Will try and post something on here afterwards – hopefully along with some photos.
Here’s what NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear is doing today – from his blog. And blogger John “Innit” has put a very thought provoking post on his blog to mark the day (It also ties in neatly with my last post about Roy Greenslade’s decision to leave the union).
If anyone else has had any interesting experiences or observations please leave a comment below.
Back… September 25, 2007
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…Well nothing really happened over the summer, did it? But leaving this any longer would make this blogger look like one of those damn MPs.
It’s just over a month to go until the Stand up for Journalism day on 5 November. There’s now a petition and a demo organised to coincide with the Society of Editor’s conference in Manchester. Members are also urged to organise workplace surveys and write to their MPs.
So how would you like to mark Stand up for Journalism day? What issues would you like to see highlighted? Please feel free to share your ideas here.
Stand up for Journalism on Nov 5 July 4, 2007
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There’s an international day of action in defence of quality journalism on Nov 5. Magazine branch should have input into it. Hence this discussion.
Often, when the NUJ campaigns on issues of quality journalism, the terms used and issued coveres heavily reflect the way news reporters work. This is partly because the NUJ has traditionally been strongest in newpapers and broadcasting. But it also may be because many mag journalists find it hard to identify with these campaigns – like ‘Journalism Matters’ for eg. So we need to take ownership of the campaign as it relates to mag journalists – in the business and consumer sectors. And also to make it reflect the concerns of people like designers who, unlike in newspapers, are considered integral parts of the editorial team.
There aren’t any right or wrong answers, but there are some questions we could discuss.
• How does quality relate to the consumer arena? Clearly members on Heat and Pick Me Up don’t have the same problems and pressures as a local paper news desk denied resources to report their community – but there will be issues.
• Should we concentrate on pay and conditions instead of professional issues, or would we be missing a trick?
• Is ‘convergence’ the big issue for our sector, with its problems of multi or de-skilling etc.
This has gone on far too long for an initial post, but it’s just intended to kick things off. Over to the blogosphere!
Back in action: blog updates June 27, 2007
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Back from my holiday north of the border. I’m pleased to report that we had better weather than those at Glastonbury, having just seen the muddy contents of a festival survivor’s rucksack.
Just an few posts from other blogs you might be interested in. Firstly, the Guardian’s Roy Greenslade backs the NUJ’s day of protest on November 5th, which he says should become an important day in the history of the profession.
And London Central’s blog has the most comprehensive account of ADM that I’ve seen to date.
I am also interested in any accounts of the Future of Journalism event. Please send me or post any contributions or let me know about any blog posts elsewhere.
