by barry | May 6, 2026 | Campaigns, Government, unions
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...
by barry | Mar 4, 2026 | BBC, censorship, media freedom, nuj, Press
Last week the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) heard of unlawful surveillance against former BBC journalist and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) member Vincent Kearney. The three-day hearing, took place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, follows an...
by barry | Feb 10, 2026 | Campaigns
Airedale NHS microbiology workers responsible for carrying out diagnostic tests at the West Yorkshire hospital are taking three days of strike action from 9 – 11 February in a dispute about pay and additional work. The Unite members who carry out the diagnostic tests...
by barry | Jan 13, 2026 | whistle blowing
Nearly 200 essential staff at Airedale Hospital in Steeton, Keighley, will strike for seven days in their campaign for pension equality. Workers, including porters, domestic, catering and security staff, will walk out from 20 to 26 January. The workers, members of the...
by barry | Dec 16, 2025 | international, nuj, Press
War and organised crime claim record victims as 67 journalists murdered in 2025, with nearly half killed by Israeli forces in Gaza The number of murdered journalists worldwide has risen from the previous year’s record figure of 54, to a new high of 67 in 2025,...
