Further PSNI source protection breach claimed
The NUJ has responded after an investigative journalist filed a high court claim against the Police Services of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for unlawfully obtaining communications in order to identify journalistic sources. The journalist, who reports on crime and...
Former BBC journalist awarded damages over unlawful surveillance
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has welcomed the decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay £20,000 in damages to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney (pictured centre) over...
Government boost for local news
The government announced the setting up of the Local News Fund worth up to £12 million over the next two years to support local media outlets. The fund aims...