by barry | Jul 25, 2026 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press
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...
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 | 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,...
by barry | May 4, 2025 | BBC, Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press
Calls for a judge lead public inquiry into the actions of the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Durham Constabulary arising from the evidence given and material presented at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), previous reported on this web site were...
by barry | Mar 4, 2025 | Campaigns, Press, unions
The Miners’ strike came to an end 40 years ago this week and it was fitting that on 1 March a new book was launched covering an important aspect of the year-long action that has largely been overlooked, until now. The book, The Art of Class War: Newspaper Cartoonists...
by barry | Dec 19, 2024 | media ownership, nuj, Press
On Tuesday 17 December the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London ruled police officers acted illegally by spying on journalists Trevor Birney and his colleague Barry McCaffrey, in a bid to identify their sources. The ground breaking judgement found that in...
