Spent a great day in London getting top-level tips on earning more from our journalism from experienced freelances, commissioning editors and trainers, working across print, audio and video. Thanks @nujlfb.bsky.social for pulling it together. Maybe we could try something similar in Oxford?

Open Screen is this evening 7-9pm filmoxford.org/open-screen/ ONLINE ONLY this month. With an interesting selection of films to show and discuss. And a chance to chat about what folk think of different editing programs. Everyone welcome Zoom link us02web.zoom.us/j/8605704382... Passcode: 647921

Open Screen - online - Film Oxford

Open Screen Film Night - Monthly networking & social event to watch and discuss locally made films, find out about funding and meet local filmmakers.

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OUP wants to lay off almost 50 staff in the finance department and outsource their work to a tech company in India. This Wednesday Oct 7 12:30-1:30 we'll be joining the @unitetheunion.bsky.social rally at the Walton St entrance to support the staff and tell OUP to Stop off-shoring jobs!

How are journalists using #AI to find better stories and research & verify documents? What of ethical questions? Women In Journalism's 10-part course taught by working newspaper & broadcast journalists starts next week. £160 (£80 for WIJ members) Men welcome womeninjournalism.co.uk/event/ai-for...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright victory over the AI startup Ross Intelligence. It's the first time a U.S. circuit judge has ruled on fair-use arguments in an AI copyright case. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/fede...

Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win

On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross Intellig...

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A new California law will give qualifying newsrooms refundable tax credits to retain and hire journalists. Newsrooms will be eligible for a $20,000 credit per full-time journalist for their first five positions, and $15,000 for each additional journalist www.latimes.com/california/s...

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms

Assembly Bill 2222 will create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ.

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How to make #book #journalism pay. @nujlfb.bsky.social's full day event in London Oct 10th features an expert panel on book publishing with top tips on getting commissioned and pitching your book. londonfreelance.org/fl/2609makin... We're coordinating travel from Oxford. DM us if you're interested

Oxfordshire freelancers - DM us if you want to go to this and may want to coordinate transport. The event is open to non NUJ members as well - but cheaper if you're a member.

NUJ London Freelance@nujlfb.bsky.social · 2w ago

📆 Ways to Make Journalism Pay - 10 Oct Panel 1: Making money & keeping (the right amount of) it - w/ Noon founder Eleanor Mills; Tax director Eric Longley; travel writer & ILM-certified coach Susan Grossman; NUJ trainer Steve Mathieson Last few tickets. Book now: buff.ly/ZceSdO1 #journalism #NUJ

Interesting to see how this @utaw.tech report on how #AI is changing work in the tech sector mirrors #journalists' experience 👉impact largely negative 👉positive impacts depend on our ability to decide for ourselves how we engage with AI 👉The way AI is used should be baked into collective agreements

United Tech & Allied Workers@utaw.tech · 3w ago

Everyone’s talking about AI, but no one’s actually asking workers how it’s affecting us. So we’ve done it ourselves. Today we are launching the AI Workers’ Inquiry, a new study led by workers themselves, into the way AI is changing work. Read it at go.utaw.tech/ai

Insightful piece on why UK public sees quality of #journalism on #immigration as much worse than on other topics, and how we can do better ❌less political rhetoric ✅focus on facts ✅scrutinise stats ✅range of expert views on interpreting the stats reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/fixing-...

The #populist right are adept at gaming the #media, and we journalists are not trained in how to handle it. We report on the launch of a helpful toolkit drawn from experiences of journalists worldwide who have learned on the job. oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/t...

The populist right is adept at gaming the media. How should journalists respond?

How should journalists cover demagogic figures who seek to capture news agendas and use the media to propagate lies and fan people’s worst fears and prejudices? A new toolkit for journalists offers…

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Is ensuring the integrity, accuracy and clarity of the scientific record getting easier? No! Are 38% profit margins on the low side? No! Are staff at the #Lancet getting poorer every year? Yes! @elsevierconnect.bsky.social The #Lancet titles are not your private cash cow. Pay your staff properly!

The National Union of Journalists@nujofficial.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our members at the Lancet will be striking for fair pay tomorrow - the first time workers have been forced to walk out in the company’s 200-year history. Picket details⬇️ #SolidarityForScience

Calling academics - Please support #Lancet staff striking for fair pay. In recent years Elsevier hiked article processing fees at The Lancet by up to 91% They imposed real-terms pay cuts on staff. Their profit margins are 38%. Read more & support here 👇 forms.gle/YTNdNA3WcfPv...

We're urging everyone to stand up for human creativity and we need your help: please add your voice by signing the petition below.

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work,…

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We’re asking for your help to get Burnham’s Government to act on AI and copyright. Alongside fellow members of the Creators’ Rights Alliance, we’re sharing the We Are Better Than This video animation which outlines the fears and concerns shared by many creators and society at large. 🧵

Sept 8-10. A few places still available on the 3 day beginners course in video production run by the Film Oxford arts charity. It covers the whole video production process, from the initial idea to a finished film. Costs £165.00-£212.00. www.filmoxford.org/course/3-day...

3 Day Video Production Course - Film Oxford

3 Day Video Production course is a hands-on beginners' workshop. It covers the whole video production process, from the initial idea to a finished film.

filmoxford.org

Want some expert advice and guidance on how to get redress when your #copyright is infringed? Sign up for the @creatorsrights.bsky.social webinar next Wednesday to hear two Deputy District Judges talk about how to take a claim in the Small Claims Track of the Intellectual Property Court

Creators' Rights Alliance@creatorsrights.bsky.social · last mo.

For creators and those that support them: we are running a free webinar on how to take a claim in the Small Claims Track of the Intellectual Property Court, with Deputy District Judges, Nicola Solomon and Richard Vary. 9th September, 3pm. Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creator-we...

August 31 is the deadline for responding to the govt. consultation on a new #media strategy to tackle declining #trust, #misinformation/deepfakes and audiences shifting online gov.uk/government/c... To contribute your views, click on the link👆 and search for "respond online"

Calling all freelances... If you're looking to make more money & keep more of it, then check out @nujlfb.bsky.social's full day of expert sessions in London, Oct 10. From securing assignments (written or broadcast) & funding investigative work to making money from books. £15 for NUJ members

NUJ London Freelance@nujlfb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ways to make journalism pay - 10 October 📣 📣 4 panels with expert speakers, specialist surgeries, lunch & networking This is a must-attend event for anyone seeking more paid work and a stronger financial future. Special rates for NUJ members. Book now: www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2608makin...

The US publication The Food Section is now accepting pitches by phone only. Nice idea! Interesting to see how that plays out

Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org · 2mo ago

“I’m not a fool: I’m sure there is an AI way to game this system too. But my hunch is it will work until it doesn’t.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/faci...

As journalists it is right that we should think about the suicide of Jason Arday and where our professional responsibilities lie. Here is the statement from the NUJ. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

Statement on death of Jason Arday

The NUJ has responded to the death of Jason Arday, former Cambridge University professor.

nuj.org.uk

Back workers! Back our #BBC! Your Friday petition! @nujofficial.bsky.social & sister creative unions are fighting to defend a #BBC that is #universal, serves all interests & places, nurtures & supports our creatives, earns £6.7 bn for our economy. Sign here www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Back Workers. Back Our BBC.

Nearly everyone - 94% of adults in the UK - uses the BBC every month. The BBC has an incredible range of TV, audio and digital services - from Planet Earth to the Proms, from BBC Bitesize and The Worl...

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We need to see more urgency, more ambition & more focus on in-work support! Thanks to #all4inclusion for publicising the speech made by our branch chair @degelelynn.bsky.social in a #TUCDisabledWorkers debate on the #Mayfield (Keep Britain Working) review. www.all4inclusion.org/post/keep-br...

Keep Britain Working (Mayfield) Review

The Government has made a lot of noise about wanting to support people, especially disabled people, back into work. At the same time they have made it harder both for disabled people to get into work ...

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Reach's promise to go for 'less volume and more original content' sounds like a winning strategy until you ask who will do it? Not the 100s of great journalists Reach axed in 2025 or the scores leaving under recent VR rounds or the further 24+ FTE now under threat. Stop the cuts!

The National Union of Journalists@nujofficial.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The NUJ Reach group chapel said: “The continued haemorrhaging of experienced and talented journalists risks undermining [the shift to digital subscriptions and video content]. These initiatives will lean heavily on the creation of original and quality content.” www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

Too hot to work? What are your rights? What are your options? We've posted on our blog the advice we circulated to our members. oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/t...

Too hot to work? What are your rights?

As a red alert heatwave continues, branch secretary Anna Wagstaff explains your rights about working in extreme heat.

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Here’s the link to @pennykiley.bsky.social's blogpost about our skills sharing session on "Substack and how it can work for me" oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/s...

Oxford & District NUJ@oxfordnuj.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Huge thanks to @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social & @pennykiley.bsky.social for sharing their skills & experience of making a go of their own Substacks. Great feedback from our members who got a taste of both the well-organised & the 'muddle through' approach. ICMYI Penny blogged about it. Link in comment

Huge thanks to @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social & @pennykiley.bsky.social for sharing their skills & experience of making a go of their own Substacks. Great feedback from our members who got a taste of both the well-organised & the 'muddle through' approach. ICMYI Penny blogged about it. Link in comment

A "concrete, practical guide for #journalists and newsrooms who cover #populist authoritarianism" compiled by journalists on the basis of long experience and research. Valuable tips for our times. We're all invited to the launch. June 23. Register here👇 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Our blogpost on why context and accuracy matter, particularly when people in our community are facing a spike in violent intimidation. When inaccurate divisive statements are made, journalists have a duty to challenge them. oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/w...

Oxford & District NUJ@oxfordnuj.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The stories may merit reporting, but not this way and why now? We let the Editor know our dismay at these two articles. Check out our blogpost on why we felt the journalism undermines Oxford Mail/Times' historic reputation as a fair and trusted source of news. Link in comment.

The stories may merit reporting, but not this way and why now? We let the Editor know our dismay at these two articles. Check out our blogpost on why we felt the journalism undermines Oxford Mail/Times' historic reputation as a fair and trusted source of news. Link in comment.