A reminder that our Branch AGM as well as an ordinary meeting will take place at 7pm in Buswell’s Hotel this coming Monday 23 January 2012. Please join us for the meetings and a New Year’s drink afterwards. If you…
The future of “long-form journalism” has exercised several minds in recent times. Some wonder if extended pieces have a future in the age of instant consumption, when the ideal article length for a web page appears to be around 500…
Last week, I blogged here on the “sameness” of many panel discussions on radio, where the same voices keep popping up again and again. That in turn led to a conversation with a radio producer about the difficulty in identifying…
THE International Federation of Journalists, of which the NUJ is a member, is partnering with WageIndicator, a global wage survey that measures wages of over 1,500 different occupations and 400 industries in over 48 countries around the world to date.…
The question is, what terms do I operate under? I get offered contracts to sign on occasion, and sometimes I even sign them without objecting if they’re well written. Other times, I simply make an oral agreement. Happily, the people…
Suffering from post-presidential election blues? Never mind, there’s another election just around the corner. Ballot papers are now being issued for the election of a new Deputy General Secretary of the NUJ. Three candidates are seeking your vote: Barry Fitzpatrick,…
Thanks for all your support over the last year. The Women on Air group has really taken flight so we’re expanding our offering to members. Membership is divided roughly into two categories — female area experts who would like to…
Irish PEN presents: David McWilliams speaks about non-fiction writing, publishing and broadcasting. Thursday 10 November 2011 : David McWilliams speaks about non-fiction writing, publishing, broadcasting and his experience of theatre. Irish PEN is delighted to invite writers of all genres…
The Women on Air worker bees have been buzzing away and arranging your Miriam O’Callaghan event on Wednesday, 16 November at 6pm. The details have been finalised and we’ve set up a ticket booking facility on EventBrite. When you’re booking…
Dublin Freelance branch will hold an information meeting in Buswells hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin, on Monday 24 October at 7pm. Diarmaid Breathnach of the contract awards section of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) will explain how the Sound and…