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30 Apr 2012

The future of the media in Scotland

Simon Barrow's speech on the need for an official government media inquiry, made to the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), meeting in Inverness from 23-25 April 2012. See notes and NUJ resolution below the text for further details.
23 Apr 2012

Murdoch, phone hacking and the media at the STUC

Alongside a major emphasis on economy and jobs in a time of crisis (the special session this morning was entitled 'A Better Way') media issues are among the concerns being tackled at the 115th STUC (S
22 Nov 2011

Colombian president faces human rights scrutiny on UK visit

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos visits ministers and the Queen this week, with the country’s atrocious record under intense scrutiny.
2 Aug 2011

BBC hit by further waves of action over redundancies and cuts

Thousands of journalists across the BBC yesterday took part in a second 24-hour strike against compulsory redundancies at the Corporation.
15 Jul 2011

Journalists' walk-out hits flagship 'Today' programme

Thousands of BBC journalists have begun a 24-hour strike against compulsory redundancies, leaving flagship programmes like Radio 4's 'Today' off-air.
3 May 2011

We're photographers not terrorists, say press freedom day activists

The campaign group I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! is organising a flashmob outside London’s City Hall today, on World Press Freedom Day.
13 Apr 2011

Protests grow over Welsh language broadcasting cuts

Civic organisations, language activists and trades unions have launched an umbrella group to fight the cuts to the Welsh language television channel S4C.
11 Apr 2011

UK government accused of funding Colombian secret police

Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque says that UK government funds are being used to finance a unit of her country's secret security police.
9 Apr 2011

Courage, journalism and oppression in Colombia

Some 23 journalists have been threatened with imprisonments, killings and disappearances in Colombia over the past three months. Fifty-seven have been on a 'hit list' during the past 12 months. There have been 1,400 attacks against media workers. The reason? They are exposing government complicity in massive human rights abuses in the country, and challenging the silence and complicity around this.
10 Dec 2010

'Too busy' Nick Clegg refused to meet with student constituents

Student constituents from Nick Clegg’s Sheffield Hallam parliamentary seat are furious that the Deputy Prime Minister was unwilling to meet to discuss fees and cuts.

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