THE National Union of Journalists has welcomed the news that 125 jobs at the Celtic Media Group have been safeguarded following the acquisition of the company by the Irish management team. It was announced this morning that the management team…
The Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists Séamus Dooley has expressed the union’s condolences to the family of Eugene Moloney, the journalist who died in a violent incident in Dublin city centre at the weekend. Eugene (55) was…
Since 1984 the Offaly Express has been bringing news to the people of the county. Now the publisher, Johnston Press is closing the title, resulting in redundancies and undermining media diversity in the Midlands. The NUJ supports a campaign aimed…
This letter appears in the Irish Times today (21 June 2012) Sir, – The imminent closure of the Offaly Express newspaper is further evidence if any were needed of the urgent requirement for a Commission on Media Ownership and Plurality…
THE NATIONAL Union of Journalists has called on the Government to expedite legislation transferring responsibly for media mergers and competition issues relating to media ownership to the Department of Communications, Energy and National Resources. In the wake of the AGM…
The Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, Séamus Dooley, has expressed strong reservations about the proposal by Independent senators David Norris, Séan Barrett and Feargal Quinn for a new Privacy Bill based on the 2006 Privacy Bill published…
The Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr. Sean Sherlock, TD, has today (Monday) announced online consultations for the work of the Copyright Review Committee, and their wide-ranging Consultation Paper (PDF, 1.4MB) which examines the current Copyright legislative framework to identify…
Hat-tip to Margaret E Ward for this link: “Attribution of sources is badly needed in Irish journalism. See the AP’s strong policy on it here: AP announces editorial guidelines for credit and attribution“
The Simon Cumbers Media Fund is offering a student scheme as part of its activities this year. Under this scheme, third-level students will be encouraged to submit a media proposal focusing on development issues. Two awards will be granted, one…
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.…