Birmingham And Coventry NUJ Branch

14/12/2023

Why are there no new posts?

14/05/2022

Listen to these brave young Russian journalists.

Reporters Egor Polyakov and Alexandra Miroshnikova speak to Anderson Cooper about why they chose to pubilsh articles critical of Russian President Vladimir P...

22/03/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-60833230

A court rules Chris Mullin may guard a source over the Birmingham pub bombings despite police pressure.

13/03/2022

American freelance shot dead in Ukraine by Russian troops.
https://mol.im/a/10608037

Brent Renaud, 51, was in a truck with other journalists in Irpin when Russian troops opened fire.

02/03/2022

https://pressgazette.co.uk/uk-outlets-commit-dozens-of-staff-to-covering-invasion-of-ukraine/

As every major UK news organisation assigns staff to the unfolding conflict, Press Gazette rounds up who is in Ukraine covering the conflict and how.

26/02/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/25/journalist-refuses-to-disclose-source-material-in-1974-birmingham-pub-bombings?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Chris Mullin is challenging action by West Midlands police at Old Bailey to make him reveal source’s identity

22/02/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/22/birmingham-six-journalist-hearing-reporters-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

West Midlands police want notes of former MP Chris Mullin, thought to hold identity of surviving pub bomber

21/02/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/18/british-police-hounding-journalist-sources-chris-mullin-birmingham-six?fbclid=IwAR2Gk9Vee6F069qiNja6L9NrvWR9xjFIN2xF_5NLKudK-9N25p8Hz4NJPqk

Chris Mullin’s exposure of the Birmingham Six’s wrongful conviction was only possible because he was able to protect his sources, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

23/01/2022

This is a scary tale, well worth a read. (Links to Twitter)

https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1485193608839974914?s=21

“I have been through a trauma. And I need to speak publicly about it. About why this lawsuit sent me to such a dark place. And why the pursuit of individuals outside their news orgs is barbaric, cruel & a threat to all journalism This is where it began. Nov 2017 with this video https://t.co/Ck...

10/12/2021

Appalling decision.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/dec/10/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-to-face-espionage-charges-court-rules?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

WikiLeaks co-founder’s fiancee says appeal will be launched, as Amnesty International says decision is a ‘travesty of justice’

07/12/2021

Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59561881

French media say Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Tuesday.

12/11/2021

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/after-u-s-bans-him-mexico-imprisons-communist-journalist-for-three-days/

The recent trials And tribulations of Steve Sweeney, Morning Star correspondent!

Surprised I've seen no condemnations from our wondrous democratic institution, maybe there was and I missed it?

Earlier this week, People’s World featured news of the U.S. travel ban placed on Steve Sweeney, correspondent with our sister newspaper in Britain, Morning Star. Sweeney was due to transit through the United States on his way to Nicaragua to cover the country’s elections.