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Jeremy Dear joins Northcliffe debate

31 March 2010

NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear has joined the debate on the drastic effect of Northcliffe’s cutbacks on journalistic standards and working conditions.
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Stop Clause 43 of the Digital Economy Bill

30 March 2010

The NUJ supports the Stop43.org.uk campaign to remove clause 43 on Orphan Works and Collective Licensing legislation from the Digital Economy Bill. Please act now. The Digital Economy Bill (DEB) is a complex piece of legislation, and you may have heard about the controversial proposals on disconnecting filesharers. But the DEB also contains legislation to…
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NUJ freelance social – Thursday April 8, 7.30pm onwards

26 March 2010

Calling all you lonely freelancers – extract yourself from your computer/camera/notebook and come along to the NUJ Bristol Branch’s Spring social on Thursday April 8. Meet old friends, make new ones and swap horror stories on the state of the industry… or talk about anything else but the media, whatever you prefer. We’ll buy your…
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Job cuts and roundabouts from Northcliffe

8 March 2010

MORE than 30 jobs are at risk at Northcliffe centres in the South West in a wide-ranging series of cutbacks which will see the Bristol-based Western Daily Press come under the control of an editor-in-chief in Plymouth.
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Muslim poet and journalist in line for award

8 March 2010

A Bristol journalist and NUJ member is one of three finalists for a prestigious award from The Muslim News newspaper.
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Bristol initiative leads to national NUJ terror guidelines

5 March 2010

A Bristol initiative has helped the NUJ Ethics Council draw up guidelines to help journalists produce more balanced reports of terrorist incidents.
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“What IS the LGBT Story?” Watershed, Bristol, 24 February 2010.

26 February 2010

Fairness, accuracy and media coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Part of LGBT History Month 2010 in Bristol.
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PCC under attack in Bristol over Mail story

25 February 2010

THE Press Complaints Commission has promised to listen to the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people after facing a barrage of criticism at a Bristol meeting for failing to take action on stories which appear discriminatory.
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NUJ supports major gay rights event

12 February 2010

Bristol NUJ is supporting an important event at the Watershed on February 24 to discuss how the media handles issues concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Bristol NUJ loses its energetic Chair

2 February 2010

NUJ members at the Bristol branch AGM on January 26th were united in sending condolences for the personal circumstances which have forced our Chair, Christina Zaba, to stand down from the post.
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