And ALCS membership is free to NUJ members.

⏰ LFB Nov 10 meeting - Sorting your finances Hear from the money men (accountant Eric Longley and financial advisor Ion Tsakalis) - at HQ talking about how to handle your taxes and save more. #MakingTaxDigital is coming soon. Bring your questions...

I was honoured to deliver this year’s @nujofficial.bsky.social's Claudia Jones Lecture at the Guardian. As we face the rising threat of the far right, we must remember her insights into the nature of racism and emulate her inspiring efforts to organise against it. #BlackHistoryMonth

The NUJ’s Highland branch has passed a motion expressing “deep concern” around STV’s proposed cuts, warning that viewers would lose vital coverage of public interest stories, damaging democracy in Scotland. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

Did not know about this before. If you've written articles in the UK which have been copied or used anywhere in the world - I presume also by AI - you can claim for them via ALCS. Claims must be before 30th November. Looks like you have to join and become a member. Thanks to @nujlfb.bsky.social.

An inspiring event celebrating freelance journalists and filmmakers 🎥 👏 Congrats to the finalists and winners - looking forward to diving in! Book now: lnkd.in/ed8VPFRK

📆 LFB Event: On the Right’s online targeting of journalists, especially women journalists of colour - 28 November. buff.ly/YJ7ubII Speakers: @TellMamaUK.bsky.social @genellealdred.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social and more.

Freelance Journalism Award Winners 2025 📝 ❤️ Congrats to all the winners and nominees for your brilliant work. Bookmarking this page so I can have a read later. Thanks to @freelancingfor.bsky.social

Freelance Nov25: Time to claim cash for copying of your words - fill in the @alcs.co.uk form by 30 Nov ✍️ www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2511alcs....

Freelance Nov25: Getty Images mostly loses 'AI' case in London. A summary by Louise Poppel at @TaylorWessingUK.

LFB Nov 10 meeting - Sorting your finances 💸 6.30pm The money men - accountant Eric Longley and financial advisor Ion Tsakalis - will be at HQ talking about how to handle your taxes and save more. #MakingTaxDigital is coming. Bring your questions...

💻 NUJ Ethics Council webinar: Reporting on terror attacks and murder 19 Nov, 5.30pm How do we do it responsibly and sensitively? Hear from Rosalind Ereira @survivors_a_t, Marie Percival @AdvicIreland and Chair Prof C Frost. Book now:

Some TV coverage of our event to mark #IDEI2025 #EndImpunity - via @presstv.bsky.social x.com/PressTV/stat...

#StopTheFreelanceRipOff - still time to write to your MP about your freelance troubles with late payments and more. Here's the letter we sent to London MPs to inspire your own communication.

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Mike Phipps reports on an important meeting highlighting a global offensive against one of our key democratic freedoms. Sunday 2nd November was the UN-designated International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. To…

Thank you to #MikePhipps for this report of @nujlfb.bsky.social marking of the UN Day to end impunity for Crimes against Journalists held annually on November 2nd labourhub.org.uk/2025/11/04/i...

NUJ: "There is no evidence that, as a journalist, he is guilty of a terrorist offence, and he should be released." #SamiHamdi #pressfreedom @ifjglobal.bsky.social

Remembering journalists and media workers killed in the Israel-Gaza war - updated again @InfoPJS @pressfreedom.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social #EndImpunity #IDEI2025

#Palestine: Sad news. Ahmed Abu Mutair, engineer at production company Palestine Media Production (PMP), working for German @ZDF , was killed when PMP's premises were hit by an Israeli rocket strike in Deir AlBalah on Sunday @InfoPJS #NoImpunity www.ifj.org/media-centre...

Brilliant session @Kingsdh to mark #IDEI2025 for crimes against journalists. Thanks to all who came. Thought-provoking and proactive - see the thread. A reminder that we all need to come together to tackle the issues we're facing as an industry. @NUJOfficial webinar at 5.30pm:

“We’ve heard from @nujofficial.bsky.social, UCU @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & medical reps. Bringing orgs together - with all our skills, talents, capabilities - to tackle the massive issues we’re facing. - Chair @rosesrebellion.bsky.social Thanks to all our speakers and guests. 🙏 #IDEI2025

A full house for our 2nd panel – on the absolute impunity with which we’ve seen our colleagues slaughtered in Gaza. @sangitamyska.bsky.social @gordonneve.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellMP.bsky.social (On screen our letter to Govt and the shameful response we received)

Setting up for @nujlfb.bsky.social event to mark the UN day which calls for the end to impunity for crimes against journalists. The lecture theatre seats 90 - this image shows we need more than 3 lecture theatres seating 90 to include all our slaughtered Gazan journalist colleagues.

"The people we rely on to tell the truth are being hunted." @tayabali.bsky.social kicking off our 1st panel: #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists. We need domestic laws that criminalise attacks on journos. @graceliv.bsky.social @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @brazilmatters.bsky.social #IDEI2025

Now sold out. Follow along @NUJ_LFB - we'll be sharing snippets from 2pm. #EndImpunity #IDEI2025

Freelance Nov25: US colonel says report on Shireen Abu Akleh killing diluted. www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2511shire...

📣 LFB Panel: End Impunity for crimes against journalists - 2 Nov Speakers include @sangitamyska.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social Laura Davison @nujofficial.bsky.social Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social @tayabali.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social Last few tickets: buff.ly/zbjvQkq

Pennie Quinton & I are standing for a seat on NUJ national executive We will be a strong voice for freelancers We’ve seen the casualization of the industry, mass job losses and declining freelance rates Vote for us. We will stand up for you

“The right to protest has come under sustained attack from the British government across administrations and party lines,” - new report @fidh-official.bsky.social

Members - get your votes in! 🗳️ LFB chair Pennie Quinton and deputy chair Grace Livingstone are teaming up as a job share for the London NEC seat. Please support them! @rosesrebellion.bsky.social @graceliv.bsky.social Here's their election statement.

🔔 LFB event - Addressing targeting of women journalists of colour - 28 Nov. Confirmed speakers so far: Iman Atta @tellmamauk.bsky.social, Dr Julia Posetti @reutersinstitute.bsky.social, Deborah Hobson @nujofficial.bsky.social, @genellealdred.bsky.social Save the date:

Freelance Nov25: Tax researcher may face a SLAPP SLAPP - sued for saying being sued is bad? www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2511slapp...

📣 LFB Panel: End Impunity for crimes against journalists - 2 Nov Speakers on the killing of journalists: @sangitamyska @bendepear @nevegordon @tayab_ali_ @healthW4Pal @Caabu @johnmcdonnellMP Ali Rocha @brazil_matters Laura Davison @NUJOfficial #EndImpunity Book now: buff.ly/6XkgQKk

Industry resists improved freelance payment terms. Counter the big business offensive by lobbying to #StopTheFreelanceRipoff. If you've been affected by late payments and other poor practices, write to your MP now - there's still time to have your say & help shape policy.

📣 LFB panel: #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists - 2 Nov Speakers on the killing of journalists: @sangitamyska @bendepear @nevegordon @tayab_ali_ @healthW4Pal @Caabu @johnmcdonnellMP Ali Rocha @brazil_matters Laura Davison @NUJOfficial Join us: buff.ly/zbjvQkq

Ahead of this week's @scottishtuc.bsky.social conference in #Glasgow @AnnDHenderson looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors—a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns.

Freelance Oct25: This month's Trireme Award (for what one freelance called the "worst terms since I was last chained to the oars") goes to... www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2510trir....

@nujlfb.bsky.social panel Speakers on killing of journalists in Gaza include @sangitamyska.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on murder of Dom & Bruno in Brazil Also Laura Davison, Gen Sec @nujofficial.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/londo...

Just arrived! Oct/Nov25 issue of the Freelance & the Journalist 🗞️ - For 'the best of us' - our honouring of #Gaza colleagues - #NoImpunity for killing journalists and our upcoming event 2 Nov - Authors due money from Anthropic AI - #StopTheFreelanceRipOff: write to your MP today + more Enjoy!

#Palestine 🇵🇸: At least 224 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza. Ahmed Abu Mutair, an engineer for PMP was killed in a rocket strike on 19 Oct, despite ceasefire. #NoImpunity

📣 Freelancers - last chance to put payment issues to Govt ministers. Share how bad biz practices have impacted you - the late payments consultation closes TODAY. Take 10 mins to fill in it and write to your MP: buff.ly/2pKKMXv #StopTheFreelanceRipOff

Small biz and freelance folks - last chance to put payment issues to Govt ministers. Share how bad biz practices have impacted you - late payments consultation closes tomorrow, 23 Oct. Take 10 mins to fill in it - and write to your MP: buff.ly/2pKKMXv (see our guidance) #StopTheFreelanceRipOff

🎤 Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture 7pm tonight! Guest speaker @BellRibeiroAddy.bsky.social lecture will focus on countering the pervasive rise of racism and fascism following some of the largest far-right mobilisations in the UK's recent history. #BlackHistoryMonth Book now:

EVENT: End impunity for crimes against journalists 2 Nov, 2-5pm Join us for an in-depth discussion w/@sangitamyska.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social @gordonneve.bsky.social @tayabali.bsky.social @caabu.bsky.social on protecting the messenger. BOOK: buff.ly/zbjvQkq

British freelance journalists everywhere - even those living in France! :-) Your deadline for responding to the UK Government's consultation on late payment legislation is THURSDAY this week! That's 23 OCTOBER. Do it now! @nujparis.bsky.social @nujlfb.bsky.social

Alcohol licensing notices are a key source of income for local papers and a key source of information for local communities. The UK government must not scrap the requirement for notices to be printed in local papers. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

EVENT: Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture 🎤 22 Oct, 7pm We'll be hearing from @BellRibeiroAddy.bsky.social - Learning from Claudia Jones in the fight against the rise of the far-right, focusing on countering the rise of racism and fascism. #BlackHistoryMonth Register now:

The Journalist Oct-Nov is out! 🗞️ Featuring articles on the threat of AI to jobs, recognition at Bullivant Media, the NUJ branches summit, and coverage of the @tuc.org.uk Congress. Plus, all your freelance news in our special supplement! Enjoy - let us know what you think.

📆 EVENT: End impunity for crimes against journalists - 2 Nov Join us from 2-5pm for a panel discussion on protecting the messenger. @sangitamyska @johnmcdonnellMP @bendepear @nevegordon @tayab_ali_ @healthW4Pal @Caabu @Kingsdh #EndImpunity #ProtectJournalist Book now: buff.ly/zbjvQkq

"One of the most consequential journalists of his generation" dies in New York - NUJ tribute to Ed Moloney. 🙏 #pressfreedom