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Covid conspiracy theories – what’s a journalist to do?
‘It’s easy as journalists to feel a responsibility to people who are genuinely concerned, and seem to have found some “worrying evidence†that they want explored. The problem is that if you enter a discussion with a conviction that there is a smoking gun to be found, then you will find it.’
Bristol NUJ response to the Covid-19 crisis
Compiled by Robin Whitlock The information put out by the NUJ directly to help journalists during the crisis can be found here. The top concern for many freelances will be how they can get help from the Chancellor’s scheme, announced yesterday, for grants to the self-employed. The NUJ’s advice on the freelance scheme can be […]
Students hear about the advantages of joining the NUJ
JOURNALISM students at the University of the West of England heard about the benefits of being part of the world’s largest union for media workers when Bristol branch’s chair and secretary dropped in on a lecture. First-year students were told by chair Paul Breeden that students can join the NUJ for a one-of fee of […]