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Chapman and Harris elected to NEC

20 August 2010

Simon Chapman and Di Harris have been elected by NUJ members in the South West to represent them on the NEC, the union’s ruling body.
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Northcliffe extends pay freeze despite profit rise

4 August 2010

NEWSPAPER owner Northcliffe has once again shown that staff are not its top priority by announcing an extended pay freeze for its journalists in the South West. The news has just been given to staff at parts of Bristol News & Media, publisher of the Bristol Evening Post, Western Daily Press, Metro and Venue, as…
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The value of Copyright

23 July 2010

British Photographic Council industry survey shows the true value of photographers’ copyright “Retaining copyright could be one of the best business decisions that freelance or self-employed photographers make, according to new research from the British Photographic Council.” Earlier this summer the British Photographic Council undertook a survey of photographers across the UK, including NUJ members.…
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NUJ takes part in pensioners’ conference

28 May 2010

Concern about a wide variety of subjects, such as public expenditure cuts, OAP free bus services, power and petrol prices and recycling symbols were raised at the annual SW TUC pensioners’ conference at Weston-super-Mare on May 27.
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Northcliffe jobs cull boosts profits

28 May 2010

Northcliffe, owner of the Bristol Evening Post and Western Daily Press, has dramatically increased profits thanks partly to it latest job cuts.
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NEC south west seat vacancy

25 May 2010

NEC south west seat vacancy. Tim Lezard who sits on the NUJ’s National Executive Council (NEC) representing all NUJ members in the south west of England is standing down to take a sabbatical. Many thanks are due to Tim for all the work he has done over the years on…
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Stop the BBC cuts – Bristol Flashmob

24 May 2010

Members of Bristol Branch NUJ joined colleagues from the BBC at a flashmob protest against BBC cutbacks at Bristol’s Broadcasting House on Monday.
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Is it so hard to recruit from black and ethnic minorities?

18 May 2010

A SEMINAR on recruiting black and ethnic minority journalists is to be addressed by Mike Norton, editor of the Bristol Evening Post.
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NUJ to reballot as bosses use legal loophole

18 May 2010

A PLANNED strike by journalists has been stalled by a legal technicality – a parallel frustration to the loophole used by British Airways to halt action by its aircrew.
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Melvyn Bragg among top media speakers in Bristol

21 April 2010

SOME of the most prominent media figures in Britain – from Melvyn Bragg to Peter Hitchens – are appear at the Bristol Festival of Ideas during May.
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