Greece – more pain but who gains?
Earlier this week at the meeting of the European Federation of Journalists steering committee in Brussels, we were updated by the delegate from the Greek journalists’ union on the impact of the severe austerity measures on journalists and other media workers. Salaries...
The NUJ at the Trades Union Congress
Last week’s TU Congress (12 – 14 September) was a ‘dumbed down’ affair. It was held in London with reduced delegations from the unions – the NUJ had three instead of five. The idea to hold it in London with reduced delegations, was an attempt to stop moves to make the...
Police use Official Secrets Act to force Guardian reveals sources
Yesterday the news broke that the Metropolitan Police were demanding the handover of documents relating to the source of information used in the Guardian's Milly Dowler phone-hacking story. In an extraordinary and outrageous move they have resorted to using the...