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The past year's stories are listed below. Older ones are here - and see the special sections below.
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¶June 2012 - advance items

 

¶May 2012 - online only

* May Day - end unpaid work! NUJ LFB demo call-out 01/05/12
* Protest to defend journalism 19/04/12 and 25/04/12
* Jobs at the NUJ deadline 20/04/12
 

¶Apr 2012 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 ALL

* Tweeting meeting branch how-to report
* Rights ranks rearrange in copyright campaign
* Small Claims on track court come soon
* Judicial Rewiew for Jason (and the BBC and ITN and...)
* Report policing incidents 'right to report' update
* The Trireme & Gong Awards South China Morning Post
* Attention! Korean Air
 

¶Mar 2012 - online only

* Online Media Awards enter by 23/03/12
* Women in media, & ownership events 14/03/12 & 17/03/12
* Theatre time The London Spring to 25/03/12
* Press Complaints Change Bristol meeting 16/03/12
* Women in retirement conference Birmingham, 24/03/12
* Reporting Europe Prize apply by 03/03/12
 

¶Feb 2012 / PDFs p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 ALL

* Tweet time NEW! follow Branch news in 140 charac
* Journalist's killers named? O'Hagan news expected
* Strike alert Reuters, Trinity Mirror, Guardian, FT...
* Interns update TUC campaign, now
* Vacancies on NUJ Councils nominations in by 27/02/12
* Pressweiler ahoy! innovation in regulation?
* Objectionable byelaws defend news-gathering by 29/02/12
* Change in the Branch welcomes to the Committee
* It's for charidee local media initiatives supported
* iBastard? claims all iRights in your Book?
* The Trireme Award Inland Waterways Association
* Party on! London Freelance Xmas...
 

¶Jan 2012 - online only

* Geneva diary authors' rights roundup
* Frozen Penguin huddle DK also needs answers
* Fellowships in Berlin apply by 31/01/12
* Health Writing Awards deadline 12/12/11
* Rhinegold gets star for improved contracts
 

¶Dec 2011 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 / ALL

* What rules now? media regulation redux
* Stand up for Journalism write to your MP
* Archant contracts carry on as normal
* Defend your library money PLR consultation closes 23/12/11
* The Media and the Riots conference report
* Fashion victims fight back taxfolk to raid intern exploiters?
* UN-acceptable UNESCO wants photos for free
* We win access to justice © Small Claims coming
* New blood! your Branch needs you
* The Trireme Award unnamed intern exploiter
* LETTER Sorted
 

¶Nov 2011 - online only

* Interns update government lawyers: "pay up"
* Penguin & DK freelances meet virtually as well 16/11/11
* Police powers seminar free to NUJ members - 17/11/11
* Euro-investigatory dosh grant deadline 10/01/12
* NUJ ballot check have you had your papers?
 

¶Oct 2011 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 / ALL

* Deal with Act 2 of the news trauma conference report
* Social media get canny guide to rights grabs
* Met drops pedicide Guardian Secrets hearing cancelled
* Do the right thing new copyright guide
* Some more rights for agency workers
* The Gong Solent University
* REVIEW Alienatedlances unite! - a guide to law on freelancing
* Election re-run Deputy General Secretary
 

¶Sep 2011 - online only

* Northern Ireland Experience NUJ conference 30/09/11
* NUJ 60+ meets NUJ members aged 60 and over 14/09/11
* Irish Post ceases publication contact accountants
* The Trireme Award UnderBidBob
* Free workshop on communication: book by 07/09/11
 

¶Aug 2011 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6

* Sky's limit small demo amid the ruckus
* Sell, sell & sell again syndication simplified
* Pic credits protected (in 3 US states)
* Old Wapping stares NotW freelances, get in touch
* Puffing at Huffington what are their terms?
* Eurojourno award deadline 10/11/11
* The Trireme Award Reed-Elsevier
* Attention! Cat Mag Communications Ltd
* Dublin domain new freelance website
* LETTER GS election and hustings
* LETTER Enfield agreement
* LETTER of complaint
 

¶Jul 2011 - online only

* Can the media be cooperative? NUJ conference report
* Reporting the Arab Spring the other Commons meeting
* Huffington Post UK feedback please!
* End of the World public meeting on News of the W 14/07/11
* Support the public service rally 30/06/11 - carry a banner?
 

¶June 2011 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5

* Intern wins back pay congratulations Keri!
* Freelances in France pigistes in Paris
* Payback for photographers claim cash by 09/09/11
* Economics of e-books where we are now
* Photographers' flashmob + pamphlet launch 14/06/11
* Work-a-thon 13/06/11
* Spotting 'shopping software seeks fakes
* Enfield Lock N London and Herts papers on strike
* The Trireme Award Snack Media
 

¶May 2011 - online only

* Creators' Rights for All House of Commons 09/05/11
* Can the media be cooperative? with Paul Mason 21/05/11
* Journalists in Libya and Egypt House of Commons 11/05/11
* Training alert upcoming NUJ Training courses
* Wapping 25 years on exhibition 01/05-31/05/11
 
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