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The NUJ has launched a set of safety films featuring journalists across the UK and Ireland who have experienced abuse and harassment because of their work. The union has released clips of members discussing sexist trolling, death threats and racist abuse. The videos have been shown in Parliament and to ministers at the Department for Culture, Media…

For #IWD2023  the NUJ says the best way to improve women’s rights in the workplace is to join the union March 8 is International Women’s Day which celebrates women’s achievements and calls out inequality. The NUJ’s Equality Council is using the day to persuade union members to recruit a woman to the union. This year’s…

The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund has just opened the second round of applications for the Freelancer Support Scheme.The scheme provides grants of up to €20,000 to cross-border teams made up entirely of freelancers. It will also offer an extra layer of support through training, mentoring and networking opportunities.The deadline for applications is 23 February,…

Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund has just opened the applications for the Freelancer Support Scheme that might be interesting for you or your community. The scheme provides grants of up to €20,000 to cross-border teams made up entirely of freelancers. It will also offer an extra layer of support through training, mentoring and networking…

From Free Press Unlimited The Netherlands is internationally known for consistently having one of the highest levels of press freedom worldwide, ranking sixth on the 2021 World Press Freedom Index. However, attacks against journalists are on the rise, the international fact-finding mission on the safety of journalists in the Netherlands concludes. Established in close consultation with…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrust our profession into the frontline, both to bear testimony to events on the ground, and in the information war for the truth. The NUJ Netherlands branch met this week to urge our members to back the NUJ’s appeal to support the safety fund and to remind journalists travelling…

As events surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold journalists are doing a magnificent but extremely dangerous job. The NUJ together with its international trade union colleagues at the IFJ and EFJ are supporting our sister organisations in Ukraine and issuing advice on how to stay as safe as possible. See: Ukraine: journalists security and…

Freelance journalists across Europe play a vital role in producing quality journalism that promotes healthy democracies and informed societies. Meanwhile, the community continuously faces increasing professional and personal challenges. Because of this, as part of the Freelance journalism Assembly, the European Journalism Centre foundation (EJC), with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is…

With the Sinterklaas festivities approaching here’s a reminder for reporters of the guidance available from your union. Reporting Piet in blackface; guidance from your union Meanwhile, London Freelance branch have covered the issue including a personal account from the Black Members Council Chair Emelia Kenlock Is the blackface zwarte piet ‘tradition‘ in decline?  And DutchNerws.nl have some…

By Jens Sorensen As the NUJ Netherlands representative on the NUJ’s Ethics Council, I attended an online public meeting on Thursday, 7 October, which discussed the Afghan crisis’s ethical reporting, asylum and refugees. The NUJ Ethics Council event, chaired by the council’s chair, Professor Chris Frost, was very interesting. It was especially heart-rending to see…