'The NUJ is a cowardly union, hiding away in offices in which they wish were still furnished with typewriters and a smoking room. Their magazine, ‘Journalist’, is symbolic of their attitude to the changing media world. Only very recently has it become available online. As a downloadable PDF, that is. A pain to download, a pain to read — and completely anti-Google. Journalists looking for its words of ‘wisdom’ wouldn’t find them too easily.'
I've posted about the political aspects of the NUJ, and specficially General Secretary Jeremy Dear before. I could buy student membership for £25, which could last until the end of my course. I'm just not sure that it's worth it. In fairness to The Journalist, they have linked to the post from their website. Lee concludes:
I've posted about the political aspects of the NUJ, and specficially General Secretary Jeremy Dear before. I could buy student membership for £25, which could last until the end of my course. I'm just not sure that it's worth it. In fairness to The Journalist, they have linked to the post from their website. Lee concludes:
'Right now, the only noise I hear from the NUJ is complaining.
“Save the journalists!” they’ll scream.
“But how we will survive? We can’t afford them,” say the newspapers.
“Well, er… we don’t know. Just SAVE THE JOURNALISTS, ok?”
Useless.'
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Dave Lee is unfair on the Journalist. I've just completed a case study on this magazine, and it's now available in separate articles rather than an online PDF, and this is supposed to complement the magazine anyway (or vice versa).
The NUJ is a superb organisation and helps me feel valued as a journalist. I attend branch meetings in South Yorkshire and it's good to know that together we are stronger.
It's still one of the most militant unions in the country, and General Secretary Jeremy Dear is a hugely respected figure in the media world.
I'm planning a follow up post to respond to all the comments/emails etc that I've received after posting my blog. But thought I'd point out that 'journalism.co.uk' (as you've linked to) is NOT anything to do with the NUJ or Journalist magazine.
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