Are you at #ijf26? There's a freelance journo meetup at 3 pm with @freelancesoc and @indiejournalists.bsky.social Share your wins and woes! The main sessions are being livestreamed so the rest of us can catch up from home :)

"We see this as an opportunity for the civil service to demonstrate leadership and to put in place sensible, ethical, and transparent safeguards at a time when many orgs are grappling with the same challenges." @pcsunionlondon.bsky.social

Meet the Editor: How to pitch The New Arab ✍️ 11 am TODAY Come and learn best practices for pitching w/ @PaullMcLoughlin, Head of News at @thenewarab.bsky.social in London. Members' event. Join today at nuj.org.uk. #LFBTraining #LFBCoffeeMorning

NUJ joins anti-SLAPP day of action The NUJ joined its partners in the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition in a day of action to spread awareness of abusive legal threats and lawsuits. #SLAPPS

Meet the Editor: How to pitch The New Arab ✍️ 17 Apr, 11 am Come and learn best practices for pitching w/ @PaullMcLoughlin, Head of News at @thenewarab.bsky.social in London. Members' event. Join today at nuj.org.uk. #LFBTraining #LFBCoffeeMorning

"More brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC". - NUJ on BBC plans to cut 2k jobs. Members have reported a reduction in the number of freelance shifts across production teams - impacting already overworked journos.

☕️ LFB coffee morning - Pitching to @thenewarab.bsky.social 17 Apr, 11 am Come and learn best practices with @PaullMcLoughlin, Head of News at The New Arab in London. Members - link sent. Not a member? Join today at nuj.org.uk.

Reel News Night: Eyewitness from Lebanon 📸 20 Apr, 7 pm, Dalston A visual presentation on Lebanon from photojournalist @guysmallman.bsky.social + Q&A w/ Lebanese journalist @simonassaf.bsky.social. What can we do in the UK to offer practical support and solidarity? buff.ly/Lg6lVCD

📌 The @journalismfestival.com session, “Misogynistic attacks as a tool to silence women journalists and how we fight back,” examines the ways that political leaders wield misogyny globally to chill free speech and undermine press freedom. 🗓️ 4/17 from 3-3:50 p.m. CEST tinyurl.com/55e67uh5

👀 Day 1 of #ijf26, Europe's biggest media festival in #Perugia. Panels on creator journalism, writing books, funding/biz models and more. PLUS: A freelance meetup with @freelancesoc @indiejournalists.bsky.social It's being livestreamed so you can follow along from home. buff.ly/f2xzJhG

📸 ‘Being There: Witness, Truth & Trust’, to mark World #PressFreedom Day on 3rd May. Free exhibition showing the reality of reporting after the deadliest year for journalists. 29 Apr-3 May at ST.ART Gallery. In solidarity from NUJ London Freelance branch. We'll be there 🙏 buff.ly/qByu095

"For the first time, the High Court has made a declaration that legal proceedings amounted to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) under section 195 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023." #SLAPPS Via @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Great to hear from Tira Shubert @rorypecktrust.bsky.social on how they're supporting journalists' safety. "We have increasingly challenging jobs. Journalists are in the firing line like never before." See their site for resources on psychological support and risk assessment. buff.ly/LvwhxlF

Freelancers - latest awards, prizes and bursaries with deadlines coming soon... 🏆 Good luck!

Toe this line, or else... LFB member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social reported yet more threats to his life – this time apparently from new sources, pressurising him to change his commentary on Pakistan to more closely align with US interests during Operation Epic Fury.

⏰ LFB meet TONIGHT Looking forward to hearing from Tira Shubart @RoryPeckTrust.bsky.social on journo safety, in connection with #IWMD on 28 Apr. A passion for freedom, journalism and SPACE - just subbed to her YouTube channel. If you can't be in zero gravity, write about it.. 🤗 buff.ly/i4xbYXh

Freelance Apr26: Toe this line, or else... Commentator reports threats to take a pro-US line www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2604adil-...

⏰ LFB MEET - Mon 13 Apr We'll have a speaker on journo safety, to mark International Workers' Memorial Day on 28th. If you've not seen @The_TUC moving memorial wall, check it out. #IWMD26 #StrongerTogether buff.ly/rOpomVL

@aljazeera.com condemns killing of journalist in Israeli strike in #Gaza. Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for the @AlJazeera Mubasher channel, and one other person were killed in a drone strike on a vehicle in Gaza City on Wed.

Join our amazing team! The NUJ is hiring an organiser for the union’s broadcasting sector to support members, manage casework, and lead organising opportunities. For further details and to apply: www.nuj.org.uk/about-us/vac...

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) called on ABC management to ensure fair pay, secure work, and improved conditions that protect quality public-interest journalism. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

⏰ NUJ London Magazine branch AGM – Mon 20 Apr 6.30 pm Guest speaker: @yvonneridley.bsky.social on war in Iran/Middle East and journalism. And Hula Elmi, NUJ organiser for Magazines, Books and Wales. Plus: branch biz! Join us: www.nujlmb.org.uk/nuj-london-m...

Toe this line, or else... LFB member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social reported yet more threats to his life – this time apparently from new sources, pressurising him to change his political commentary on Pakistan to more closely align with US interests during Operation Epic Fury.

Freelance Apr26: We win on AI and copyright - for now. Let us know in the comments what you think of these docs.

Freelance Apr26: Toe this line, or else... Commentator reports threats to take a pro-US line www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2604adil-...

⏰ LFB Apr 13 meet We'll have a speaker on journalists' safety, to mark International Workers' Memorial Day on 28 Apr. If you've not yet seen @tuc.org.uk moving memorial wall, have a look.

Call for Entries: Club '26 Journalism Awards still open ✍️ 15 categories, $1000 cash prize. Deadline 4 May. @npcinstitute.bsky.social Enter now:

Raising children while freelancing - March talk report Natasha Hirst on some of the challenges freelancers face. And a new network! If you're juggling journalism with raising kids and would like to connect with members in a similar situation, get in touch.

💻 Ethical issues around court reporting webinar 16 Apr, 5.30 pm We'll be exploring the union's code of conduct w/ Prof C Frost, NUJ Ethics council and guest speakers @franyeoman.bsky.social, journalism lead @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and Phil Coleman @InCarlisle. Book now:

In the run up to #IWMD on 28 Apr - @tuc.org.uk has launched its Workers Memorial Wall - a place to remember those killed by or at their work. Have a look 👀 - "it's moving to see this record that makes the issue very personal." Submit a tribute:

Latest issue of @tuc.org.uk: Workers and Machines #3 now out! Authoritative, accessible and actionable updates and insights on tech & AI for the British labour movement, allies and anyone interested. Sign up here:

Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

⏰ LFB coffee morning - Pitching to @thenewarab.bsky.social Friday 17 Apr, 11 am Come and learn best practices for pitching w/ Paul McLoughlin, Head of News at The New Arab in London. Members - link emailed this morning. Not yet a member? Join today at nuj.org.uk.

Happy Easter to all NUJ members and colleagues 🎉 Have a restful one, whatever you're up to. A reminder about our next meet - 13 Apr. We'll have a speaker on journalists' safety, ahead of International Workers' Memorial Day on 28th. #IWMD26

💻 Webinar - Ethical issues around court reporting 16 Apr, 5.30 pm With NUJ chair Prof C Frost, @franyeoman.bsky.social, journalism head @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, and Phil Coleman @InCarlisle, a regional journo. Members - Book now:

Freelance Apr26: Once more, with feeling - AI does make copies.

Freelance Apr26: DACS payback 2026. Visual creators - finish your claim by 10 Apr. @DACSforArtists If you've not registered yet, do it here:

Freelance Apr26: We win on AI and copyright - for now. Govt impact statement and report now out - tell us what you think. buff.ly/RKF5DTn

Lyra McKee Bursary Scheme 2026 ✍️ - closing 6 Apr #CIJLyraMckee for investigative journalism. Apply now:

Freelance running story: Remembering journalists killed in the Israel-Gaza war. At least 270 journos and media workers, according to the latest reports from @pressfreedom.bsky.social and other orgs.

Freelance Apr26: We win on AI and copyright - for now. Send us your thoughts on the impact statement and report.

CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that American freelance journalist Shelley Kittleson was abducted by unidentified individuals in Baghdad on Tuesday. We call on Iraqi authorities to do everything in their power to locate Kittleson, ensure her immediate release + hold those responsible to account.

“The scale and spirit of Saturday’s march sends a clear message: the politics of hate and division will not go unchallenged." - the NUJ's Laura Davison. Thanks to all colleagues who came. A reminder of what we can achieve when we organise. @UKTogetherAll

#Lebanon: "We join with the IFJ and unions across the globe in condemning without reservation the repeated targeting by Israel of media workers." #pressfreedom

Great to see so many members at the #TogetherAlliance march on Saturday. Thanks to all who came - celebrating unity and our common good. Solidarity wins! 🙏 #StrongerTogether #JoinAUnion @Londonmags.bsky.social

.@Orwell_Society/NUJ Young Journalist’s Award '26 ✍️ Two categories: columns and reviews - a cash prize for each winner plus other perks. Get your entries in by 31 Mar. Good luck!

Authors - are you due money from Anthropic AI? Deadline is TODAY. Check if your books are listed:

Authors - are you due money from Anthropic AI? 📚 Deadline for claims - Monday 30 Mar. Works list look up:

We'll be at the #TogetherAlliance demo tomo, marching alongside thousands of community orgs and trade unions. Hope not hate. “Let’s bring the biggest possible number of NUJ members together in London on March 28 to celebrate unity and our common good.” See you there. Join us:

Crumbs of comfort from late-payment reforms - not much for freelance journos but scope for further action, says @TimDawsn, NUJ freelance organiser. We await the Freelance Champion. Pop the kettle on... #PayTheWriter buff.ly/YPGrqbd