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THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ hit out at football clubs for banning journalists from press conferences and matches yesterday and called on the Football Association to halt this “worrying trend.”
A letter was sent to FA chairman Greg Dyke from NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet after the Blackpool Gazette was barred from attending a friendly between Blackpool and Morecambe on Tuesday evening.
At first it was believed that the away side were due to play trialists and didn’t want any information leaked out but sports journalist for the Morecambe Visitor Adam Lord was allowed entry and Blackpool live-tweeted details of the match including team news.
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LAURA DAVISON traces how Murdoch’s mass sackings, political deals and legal loopholes shattered collective bargaining 40 years ago – and how persistent NUJ organising, landmark court victories and new employment rights legislation are finally challenging that legacy
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As advertising drains away, newsrooms shrink and local papers disappear, MIKE WAYNE argues that the market model for news is broken – and that public-interest alternatives, rooted in democratic accountability, are more necessary than ever
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI