Bye Bye August 25, 2008
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I’m off travelling in a fortnight, so this blog is no more. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ ｆｏｒ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ！
Bye for now… June 15, 2007
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This blog has gone on holiday for a couple of weeks… Ta ta.
Media Workers Against the War editorial May 9, 2007
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Well, it took them a while to get round to it, but Media Workers Against the War have now got a piece on their blog about the row over the Israel boycott. Worth having a look with London Magazine Branch’s debate on politicisation of the union coming up next week.
The main plank of the article is that the argument that journalists should be impartial does not stand up, when you consider that many of us work for publications with a political agenda.
By the way, this blog has now reached a landmark – we’ve broken the 100 visits mark. Woo hoo!
ADM in the news April 16, 2007
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The union has been causing quite a stir in the press. Most of the coverage has centred round one particular motion on boycotting Israel, which was narrowly passed by the union. Here’s the Guardian’s coverage of the debate. They also have a blog covering the ADM.
Some people in the union believe that the union should concentrate on bread and butter workplace issues rather than wider politics. Journalist Craig McGinty shares this view. The NUJ’s own ADM blog contains a post by someone about this emerging debate.
But others argue that members benefit from the union taking a stance on important issues. There is also a precedent already set, with the union opposing aparthied in South Africa during the 1980s. Some argue that these boycotts helped to bring democracy to South Africa in the early 1990s. Muslim Public Affairs UK notes that boycotts are effective tools and that a number of unions already boycott Israel.
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