NUJ head Michelle Stanistreet on independent regulation
This is a message from Michelle Stanistreet, the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, which was sent this morning to all members. The NUJ has very kindly given us permission to...
View ArticleThe day after Leveson: ethics and the ‘raucous’ press
Do we need a whisteblowing hotline for journalists? How can we protect the idealism of young journalists from the economic pressure of the newsroom? What does ‘raucous’ really mean? Media Reform’s...
View ArticleConference: Media policy post-Leveson
On Friday 8 February at Bournemouth University will host a one day conference entitled: ‘Media policy post-Leveson: opportunities for reshaping media ownership and control at the national, regional and...
View ArticleLeveson makes way for PCC Mark II
Well, well, well… Who would have thought it. It’s back to the bad old days as 2013 kicks off with some gentle back-slapping from the Press Complaints Commission. In their annual ‘self-satisfaction’...
View ArticleOur media – not theirs! Rally for media reform, June 17th
7pm, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1 (closest tube Oxford Circus) The last year has given us an unprecedented understanding of the power of the owners and editors of the...
View ArticleFree workshops on making community-owned media work
This is a guest post by Dave Boyle, a experienced community organiser who is trying to revitalise local media from the bottom up. He believes that community ownership of local media groups can make...
View ArticleOur Media, Not Theirs: report from the Media Reform rally, 17 June
This post is reproduced, with kind permission, from the website of the National Union of Journalists. It does not represent our views, but does offer a fair summary of the rally that night. As the...
View ArticleNUJ General Secretary: media freedom hangs on a very thin thread
“Whether the power’s being wielded by the state or a multi-national corporation, media freedom can hang on a very thin thread indeed,” said Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary of the NUJ, at our...
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