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No to impunity - London Freelance Branch symposium
We mark the UNESCO day to end impunity for crimes against jouurnalists.
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No to Impunity - LFB symposium
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
Happy New Year! 🎉
Some sound financial advice from Eric and Ion ahead of Self Assessment deadline and #MakingTaxDigital.
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.”
Some sound financial advice from Eric and Ion ahead of Self Assessment deadline and #MakingTaxDigital.
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.”
‘A privilege to pay tax’ says accountant Eric | The Freelance
Also, financial adviser Ion Tsakalis
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January 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Happy New Year! 🎉
Some sound financial advice from Eric and Ion ahead of Self Assessment deadline and #MakingTaxDigital.
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.”
Some sound financial advice from Eric and Ion ahead of Self Assessment deadline and #MakingTaxDigital.
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.”
Freelance Dec25: Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him. #pressfreedom @nujofficial.bsky.social
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him | The Freelance
He must be allowed to say in the UK in safety
www.londonfreelance.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Freelance Dec25: Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him. #pressfreedom @nujofficial.bsky.social
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
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NUJ members at STV will hold a one-day strike on 7 January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster’s plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ members at STV to hold one-day strike in New Year over cuts
Staff at STV News are to hold a one-day strike on 7 January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster’s plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NUJ members at STV will hold a one-day strike on 7 January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster’s plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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NUJ reps at the BBC have voted in support of an independent inquiry into “any allegations of inappropriate interference by board members in editorial matters.”
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ calls for independent inquiry into alleged violations of BBC editorial independence
NUJ reps at the BBC have voted in support of an independent inquiry into “any allegations of inappropriate interference by board members in editorial matters.”
www.nuj.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NUJ reps at the BBC have voted in support of an independent inquiry into “any allegations of inappropriate interference by board members in editorial matters.”
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
📸 Amnesty Media Awards - call for entries!
10 categories (written, broadcast, radio, photo journalism) - celebrating media workers' role in highlighting human rights abuses.
Deadline is 26 Jan and the awards ceremony will be held @BFI Southbank next May.
Apply here:
10 categories (written, broadcast, radio, photo journalism) - celebrating media workers' role in highlighting human rights abuses.
Deadline is 26 Jan and the awards ceremony will be held @BFI Southbank next May.
Apply here:
Awards Categories - Amnesty Media Awards
Awards Categories - Amnesty Media Awards
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📸 Amnesty Media Awards - call for entries!
10 categories (written, broadcast, radio, photo journalism) - celebrating media workers' role in highlighting human rights abuses.
Deadline is 26 Jan and the awards ceremony will be held @BFI Southbank next May.
Apply here:
10 categories (written, broadcast, radio, photo journalism) - celebrating media workers' role in highlighting human rights abuses.
Deadline is 26 Jan and the awards ceremony will be held @BFI Southbank next May.
Apply here:
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📢 The #IFJ and the Union internationale de la presse francophone (UPF) have launched the annual Shireen Abu Akleh Prize to honour the courage and commitment of women journalists worldwide.
📅 Deadline for submissions: 1 March.
Don't miss it!
@abellanger.bsky.social
📅 Deadline for submissions: 1 March.
Don't miss it!
@abellanger.bsky.social
Shireen Abu Akleh Prize launched: IFJ and UPF honour the courage and commitment of women journalists worldwide / IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Union of the Francophone Press (UPF) reaffirm their commitment to press freedom and the safety of women journalists with the annual Shireen Ab...
www.ifj.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📢 The #IFJ and the Union internationale de la presse francophone (UPF) have launched the annual Shireen Abu Akleh Prize to honour the courage and commitment of women journalists worldwide.
📅 Deadline for submissions: 1 March.
Don't miss it!
@abellanger.bsky.social
📅 Deadline for submissions: 1 March.
Don't miss it!
@abellanger.bsky.social
NUJ AI licensing survey 2025
Freelance members - share your views on how we can protect your rights and seek compensation for secondary forms of digital use, outside of contracts. This will inform our work with SCOOP.
Take the survey (5 mins):
Freelance members - share your views on how we can protect your rights and seek compensation for secondary forms of digital use, outside of contracts. This will inform our work with SCOOP.
Take the survey (5 mins):
NUJ AI licensing survey 2025
Freelancers - have your say on AI and creative work.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NUJ AI licensing survey 2025
Freelance members - share your views on how we can protect your rights and seek compensation for secondary forms of digital use, outside of contracts. This will inform our work with SCOOP.
Take the survey (5 mins):
Freelance members - share your views on how we can protect your rights and seek compensation for secondary forms of digital use, outside of contracts. This will inform our work with SCOOP.
Take the survey (5 mins):
Reposted by NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️
NUJ welcomes the passing of the Employment Rights Bill through the Lords, bringing a new law that will provide better protection for workers a step closer www.nuj.org.uk/resource/emp...
Employment Rights Bill set to become law after Lords battle ends
www.nuj.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NUJ welcomes the passing of the Employment Rights Bill through the Lords, bringing a new law that will provide better protection for workers a step closer www.nuj.org.uk/resource/emp...
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The NUJ and sister unions have written to UK culture minister Lisa Nandy to reiterate the key principles that must underpin the BBC Charter Review, including the need for the broadcaster to be universally available and properly resourced.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bea...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bea...
BEAU statement on BBC Charter Review launch
The NUJ has joined sister unions in writing to UK culture minister Lisa Nandy to reiterate the key principles that must underpin the BBC Charter Review process following the publication of the governm...
www.nuj.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The NUJ and sister unions have written to UK culture minister Lisa Nandy to reiterate the key principles that must underpin the BBC Charter Review, including the need for the broadcaster to be universally available and properly resourced.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bea...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bea...
NUJ Informed - Dec 2025 📣
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
Read online:
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
Read online:
NUJ Informed - December 2025
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NUJ Informed - Dec 2025 📣
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
Read online:
Strike ballots at STV and Reach; BBC Charter Renewal; Online Safety Act; the campaign to save journalism education; 2025 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, and more.
Read online:
London Freelance Branch chair's report 2025 (also see the latest issue of the Freelance for what's coming up in '26)
Thanks to all our excellent members for your support. Happy holidays from Team LFB. ✨
Thanks to all our excellent members for your support. Happy holidays from Team LFB. ✨
London Freelance Branch chair’s report 2025 | The Freelance
An active year for our Branch
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December 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
London Freelance Branch chair's report 2025 (also see the latest issue of the Freelance for what's coming up in '26)
Thanks to all our excellent members for your support. Happy holidays from Team LFB. ✨
Thanks to all our excellent members for your support. Happy holidays from Team LFB. ✨
Freelance Dec25: Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him.
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him | The Freelance
He must be allowed to say in the UK in safety
www.londonfreelance.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Freelance Dec25: Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him.
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2512adil-...
Reposted by NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️
NUJ signs joint letter opposing plans to break end-to-end encryption www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ signs joint letter opposing plans to break end-to-end encryption
The NUJ has signed a joint letter to Liz Kendall, UK technology secretary, highlighting the threat of breaking end-to-end encryption on journalists and journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
NUJ signs joint letter opposing plans to break end-to-end encryption www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
“The future of journalism is human-led and AI-assisted. And using our scepticism to steer how we use it. It’s not to stop it: we’re not going to get very far with that. But it’s about keeping the public trust and our sanity in the process.” - @harrietmeyer.bsky.social
Keeping public trust and our sanity - in the age of 'AI' | The Freelance
Can we use it safely and responsibly?
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“The future of journalism is human-led and AI-assisted. And using our scepticism to steer how we use it. It’s not to stop it: we’re not going to get very far with that. But it’s about keeping the public trust and our sanity in the process.” - @harrietmeyer.bsky.social
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The photographer and film producer Michele Singer Reiner, who died this weekend, was an "an irate citizen," her husband said once. It was this anger which drove much of her activism.
www.thepersistent.com/a-legacy-of-...
www.thepersistent.com/a-legacy-of-...
Remembering Michele Singer Reiner
Photographer, producer and activist.
www.thepersistent.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The photographer and film producer Michele Singer Reiner, who died this weekend, was an "an irate citizen," her husband said once. It was this anger which drove much of her activism.
www.thepersistent.com/a-legacy-of-...
www.thepersistent.com/a-legacy-of-...
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#GMMP2025: Women represent more than half of the world's population but only make a quarter of news' subjects, says the Global Media Monitoring Project 2025. Unions have a key role to play in shifting newsroom mindsets toward greater gender equality
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Women account for only 26% of news subjects, according to global report / IFJ
Women represent more than half of the world's population but only make a quarter of the news' subjects, says the Global Media Monitoring Project 2025.
www.ifj.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#GMMP2025: Women represent more than half of the world's population but only make a quarter of news' subjects, says the Global Media Monitoring Project 2025. Unions have a key role to play in shifting newsroom mindsets toward greater gender equality
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
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The NUJ’s Welsh Executive Council (WEC) has strongly condemned recent attacks by Reform UK on journalists in Wales.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ Wales condemns Reform UK’s threats and smears against journalists
The NUJ’s Welsh Executive Council (WEC) has strongly condemned recent attacks by Reform UK on journalists in Wales.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The NUJ’s Welsh Executive Council (WEC) has strongly condemned recent attacks by Reform UK on journalists in Wales.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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The NUJ responds after STV “watered down” plans to cut news programming following immense pressure from viewers, politicians and the unions.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/wat...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/wat...
Watered down plans for STV News restructure still ‘bad for journalism’
The National Union of Journalists has criticised proposals by Ofcom which would allow STV to axe its separate news programme for the north of Scotland.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The NUJ responds after STV “watered down” plans to cut news programming following immense pressure from viewers, politicians and the unions.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/wat...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/wat...
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.” - Eric Longley, accountant to the stars (he did Paul McCartney.)
Tips for your tax return: buff.ly/5zkLNLR
#MakingTaxDigital
Tips for your tax return: buff.ly/5zkLNLR
#MakingTaxDigital
‘A privilege to pay tax’ says accountant Eric | The Freelance
Also, financial adviser Ion Tsakalis
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December 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“It's a privilege to pay tax. It means you're earning money. It also means you're helping other people.” - Eric Longley, accountant to the stars (he did Paul McCartney.)
Tips for your tax return: buff.ly/5zkLNLR
#MakingTaxDigital
Tips for your tax return: buff.ly/5zkLNLR
#MakingTaxDigital
Journalists' Carols tonight in aid of @JournoCharity
Amazing choir, readings, refreshments and more - at the stunning @stbrides.com Fleet Street.
See you there! ✨
Amazing choir, readings, refreshments and more - at the stunning @stbrides.com Fleet Street.
See you there! ✨
Journalists' Carols – St Bride's Church
Mon 15 Dec, 6:30pm – annual carol service for the Journalists' Charity at St Bride's Church, the Journalists' Church
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December 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Journalists' Carols tonight in aid of @JournoCharity
Amazing choir, readings, refreshments and more - at the stunning @stbrides.com Fleet Street.
See you there! ✨
Amazing choir, readings, refreshments and more - at the stunning @stbrides.com Fleet Street.
See you there! ✨
#Brazil: Journalists under threat in Latin America
@graceliv.bsky.social speaking to Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on the fight for justice following the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira in 2022. #NoImpunity
Buy the book:
@graceliv.bsky.social speaking to Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on the fight for justice following the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira in 2022. #NoImpunity
Buy the book:
Journalists under threat in Latin America – no to impunity | The Freelance
Journalists Grace Livingstone and Ali Rocha
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Brazil: Journalists under threat in Latin America
@graceliv.bsky.social speaking to Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on the fight for justice following the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira in 2022. #NoImpunity
Buy the book:
@graceliv.bsky.social speaking to Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on the fight for justice following the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira in 2022. #NoImpunity
Buy the book:
#Gaza: the mirror in which every government's hypocrisy is reflected. @tayabali.bsky.social speaking at our #NoImpunity event on 2 Nov.
Gaza is the mirror in which every government's hypocrisy is reflected - no to impunity.
Lawyer Tayab Ali
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#Gaza: the mirror in which every government's hypocrisy is reflected. @tayabali.bsky.social speaking at our #NoImpunity event on 2 Nov.
Defend Ajil Raja! "We urge the UK government to continue its protection of our member Adil Raja. Should Adil be forcibly returned to Pakistan his life would be in great danger.”
@soldierspeaks.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social
Full story:
@soldierspeaks.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social
Full story:
Defend Adil Raja! - Pakistan presses UK to extradite him | The Freelance
He must be allowed to stay in the UK in safety.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Defend Ajil Raja! "We urge the UK government to continue its protection of our member Adil Raja. Should Adil be forcibly returned to Pakistan his life would be in great danger.”
@soldierspeaks.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social
Full story:
@soldierspeaks.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social
Full story:
No to Impunity - LFB symposium
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
No to impunity - London Freelance Branch symposium
We mark the UNESCO day to end impunity for crimes against jouurnalists.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
No to Impunity - LFB symposium
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
Write up of our event to mark @UNESCO day: #NoImpunity for crimes against journalists. Excellent speaker contributions , thank you all - please give them a read. 🙏
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social