‘It’s easy as journalists to feel a responsibility to people who are genuinely concerned, and seem to have found some “worrying evidence” that they want explored. The problem is that if you enter a…Read more…
Bristol NUJ response to the Covid-19 crisis
Compiled by Robin Whitlock The information put out by the NUJ directly to help journalists during the crisis can be found here. The top concern for many freelances will be how they can get help from…Read more…
Students hear about the advantages of joining the NUJ
JOURNALISM students at the University of the West of England heard about the benefits of being part of the world’s largest union for media workers when Bristol branch’s chair and…Read more…
Shocking revelations about state collusion in NI killings – and the persecution of journalists who exposed it
TWENTY FIVE years after the Loughinisland massacre of six men as they watched a World Cup match on TV in a Northern Ireland bar, the man named as their killer continues to go about his life running a…Read more…
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NO STONE UNTURNED The story of two journalists who named suspects in the killing of six people. But the killers weren’t arrested – the journalists were. Watershed, 6.30pm, November 18, 2019…Read more…
Prizes for winning students in Bristol NUJ journalism scheme
WINNERS of the 2019 Bristol NUJ student journalism prizes were given their awards today. Students from every year of the journalism courses at the University of the West of England (UWE) are…Read more…
Pioneering study compares abuse of women journalists in UK and Pakistan
A MASTERS student has produced a groundbreaking piece of research comparing violence and other forms of abuse directed at women journalists in Pakistan and the UK. The study by Iqra Iqbal, a…Read more…
First awards presented in Bristol NUJ student competition
BRISTOL NUJ has announced the winners of the 2018 Student Prizes run in conjunction with the journalism department at the University of the West of England. An impressive standard was observed from…Read more…
CIJ running Summer Conference in June 2018
The Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), which has partnered with the Bristol Cable, is running its Summer Conference in June this year, to be held at London University’s Professor Stuart Hall…Read more…
Bristol Trades Union Council events needing your support
Bristol Trades Union Council (BTUC) are holding two events which they are encouraging people to support if you can. On Saturday 28th April, International Workers Memorial Day will be observed with a…Read more…
UWE to hold distinguished address by Trinity Mirror Chief Executive on 7th February
Simon Fox, Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror, is to deliver an hour-long lecture on the subject of The importance of professional journalism in a post-truth world at the Bristol Business School…Read more…
Bristol Cable event to assess the crisis of local journalism
The Bristol Cable is running a local event on 1st March 2018 assessing the present state of local journalism. The event will run between 6.30pm and 9.30pm at Hamilton House, in Bristol’s Stokes…Read more…
Standards rising in annual Bristol NUJ student awards
A HEALTHY crop of entrants for the annual journalism awards for students at the University of the West of England saw standards rising once again, particularly for the new media entries. Highlights…Read more…
Bristol NUJ holds successful ‘Local News Matters’ event featuring exciting panel debate
Bristol NUJ is pleased to report a successful Local News Matters event held on 24th March at The Watershed. A panel of 9 Bristol media representatives discussed the issues in an exciting debate…Read more…
Bristol NUJ and Bristol Cable agree to collaborate on police secret communications issue
Bristol NUJ and The Bristol Cable have agreed in principle to further investigate the risks posed to journalists by surveillance technology being deployed by Avon & Somerset Police and other…Read more…
New Bristol NUJ group on LinkedIn
For members who are also members of LinkedIn, there is now a LinkedIn group which can be used for anything from discussions of branch business to local media matters to national issues and also…Read more…
Local News Matters! Bristol’s newsgatherers get together
BRISTOL NUJ brings the city’s major and not-so-major newsgatherers together on March 24 for Local News Matters – part of the union’s national campaign to emphasise the importance of a…Read more…
Students urged to enter Bristol NUJ prize scheme 2017
STUDENT journalists at UWE were urged this week to put their work forward for the Bristol NUJ award scheme as the final prize to last year’s students was presented. Jade Evans was presented with her…Read more…
Bristol NUJ Christmas Gathering 2016
It’s the time of year to make merry and so on, so I hope you’ll be able to join us for an NUJ Christmas get-together on Wednesday December 14th. This year we’ll be at the King William ale house in…Read more…
Citizenship at last for Bristol NUJ’s Sabrina
A LONG-STANDING member of Bristol NUJ has achieved a major ambition after years of struggle to find a place of safety – she has been awarded British citizenship. Sabrina Esuka was a well-known…Read more…