The NUJ is among those remembering 29-year-old Lyra McKee today on the fifth anniversary of her death. Seamus Dooley, NUJ Irish secretary, said: “The thoughts of all NUJ members are with the partner, family and many friends and colleagues of Lyra McKee.” nuj.org.uk/resource/fifth…

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'This law provides the authorities with a powerful tool to discredit and curtail independent voices, threatening press freedom and free of expression'

#Georgia : Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners call on Georgian Dream Party to withdraw 'foreign agent' bill ow.ly/8GJV50ReyxB

The Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative #CIJI is offering journalists in Europe a free online course to enhance their training expertise.

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The targeted killing of journalists, if committed deliberately or recklessly, is a war crime. NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch derrynorthwestnuj NIC ICTU Séamus Dooley Patrick Corrigan

The #NUJ has strongly condemned the harassment and intimidation of reporters and photographers covering the anniversary of the 1916 Rising on the streets of Derry. nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-c…

You have until 12:00 midnight on Sunday 7 April to get your application in for the #NUJ /Orwell Society Young Journalist Award for student and young #journalists nuj.org.uk/resource/orwel….

Very sadly reminiscent of 18 April 2019 when Lyra McKee was shot dead. She would have been 30 yesterday. NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch derrynorthwestnuj Sarah Kay (Taylor’s Version) Susan McKay alison millar Séamus Dooley Phil Mac Giolla Bháin Remembered with great love and equal pride. Last post below.

There can be no place for such behaviour in Northern Ireland. Journalists and photographers must be free to cover public events without intimidation or risk to life. ⁦NUJ⁩ strongly condemns this attack. ⁦PA Media⁩ belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish secretary, said:
'The Council's adoption of the anti-SLAPP directive is a historic moment welcomed by the union.' nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-w…

Somalia: Journalist killed in newsroom. Abdikarin Ahmed Bulhan’s is the first journalist killed in #Somalia this year. The #NUJ is calling on authorities to swiftly investigate his murder and hold the perpetrator to account. #pressfreedom IFJ nuj.org.uk/resource/somal…

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The NUJ has stressed action by An Garda Síochána to obtain images of far-right riots poses danger to the safety of photojournalists. NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch derrynorthwestnuj ICTU NIC ICTU Human Rights Consortium NI
Commissioner for Human Rights
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Journalists participating in our Empowering the Truth Global Summit will not only learn the skills they need to make facts go viral, they’ll also be eligible for funding to make their own Disarming Disinformation projects come to life. buff.ly/3K9j9gA Scripps Howard Fund

We were proud to support this important event in Belfast City Hall as part of #InternationalWomensDay Thanks to all involved in today's #IWD2024 discussion.

The NUJ has organised a Leadership in the Newsroom training programme in Belfast suitable for mid-career journalists, both staff and freelances, seeking to develop their leadership attributes to equip them with newsroom management:
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#journalismisnotacrime ⁦NUJ⁩ ⁦Amnesty Int'l NI⁩ ⁦CAJ⁩ ⁦NUJ Belfast & District Branch⁩

Journalist Irina Dolinina IStories Media, who lives in exile in Europe, speaks to Council of Europe Media Freedom about her experience of transnational repression from #Russia .

'They were standing near our house…trying to hack us.'

European authorities must take these threats seriously.

The use of #spyware against journalists, abusive lawsuits ( #SLAPPs ), and the perils facing journalists in #exile are among the main concerns raised in the annual Council of Europe Media Freedom report released on March 5, 2024.

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BBC News - Policing Board: Call for inquiry into PSNI journalist surveillance
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