Note for NUJ branch officers. Check your emails for one from DMSubmissions with the links to make nominations to NEC, councils and for submitting DM motions. It is a new system. Gone are emails with dozens of attachments. Deadline Nov 25th. Get it on your branch agenda.

Today at 5.30pm - a great opportunity to discuss how to report sensitively and accurately on a range of challenging issues. Also how we can protect people we are interviewing who have experienced trauma and look after ourselves in the process. A great one for students too.

Two unmissable short online courses are coming up with NUJ Training Wales next week. 'Bossing it in a press/PR role' and 'how to achieve a stable freelance income'. Details and booking on the website. nujtrainingwales.org

📢NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️ Pitching Clinic - join us on 18 Oct for a Lunch & Learn w/ andrea glioti The New Arab Investigative Editor. Learn how to pitch a long-form investigation and what they're looking for. Free for #NUJ members. #LFBTraining londonfreelance.org/fl/2408pitchin…

Our NUJ Training Wales #FastSkillsFriday courses are high quality and so relevant. Places open to members outside Wales too but get in there quick to secure a place.

South Wales branch members, today's meeting is on zoom from 7.30pm Check your inbox for an email from membership with the link. Looking forward to seeing you there 😊

On Mon 9 December the NUJ Disabled Members Council and Ethics Council will host an online webinar to launch new disability reporting guidelines. Chaired by NUJ president Natasha Hirst ⁦Natasha Hirst FRSA⁩ with guest speakers including Miranda Evans from… nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-even…

Solidarity with our members on strike again today and tomorrow The Guardian and Observer NUJ Please don't access the website, any social media channels, buy the paper or share articles during the strike period. #SaveTheObserver

Gaza: At least 10 killed, including five journalists, in latest attack by Israel irishtimes.com/world/middle-e…

Introducing the contributors to a special Planet event at the Cŵps in Aberystwyth 18.01.25! Get £8 early bird tickets here (spaces are limited & door prices will be £10) seetickets.com/event/what-nex… Today's panellist getting a shout-out is Taz Rahman Taz Rahman - "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" 🧵1/5👇

Introducing contributors to a Planet event in Aberystwyth 18.01.25 7pm! Get £8 early bird tickets here (door prices are £10) tickets.theresthatdog.com/PLANET1 Please bring cash for the book/magazine/music/merch stall! Next up: David Nicholson 🧵1/4👇

Introducing contributors to our event in Aberystwyth 18.01.25 7pm! Get £8 early bird tickets here tickets.theresthatdog.com/PLANET1 Please bring cash for the stall! Next up: Emily Trahair (📸 of Emily with the rest of the Planet team on final packing day©️Marian Delyth) 🧵1/3👇

#NUJ: "Recent errors relayed by AI-generated summaries serve as a stark reminder of how easily misinformation can be fuelled, and the need for human-centred approaches in journalism.” nuj.org.uk/resource/apple…

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Eight months after Keir Starmer became Prime Minister following a landslide victory in last July’s general election, we are still waiting to find out what his government’s blueprint for post-Brexit regional aid distribution will be ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-WoO

#Palestine🇵🇸: "Almost all media outlets in #Gaza - if not all - have been destroyed, with not a single newsroom left standing," Pamela Moriniere. The #IFJ Head of Communications talked with FRANCE 24 English about the latest news from #Gaza. Watch the interview ➡️ youtu.be/WrL5QZptCnI

The NUJ has deplored the deliberate killing of Al-Jazeera journalists. Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "This is a horrific attack. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of the murdered journalists and their colleagues." [1/3] nuj.org.uk/resource/pales…

EU and UN condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza via @RTENews rte.ie/news/middle-ea…

Former Irish President Mary Robinson has condemned as "ridiculous", "nonsense" and "malicious lying" Israeli claims that it is ready to distribute aid into Gaza. via @RTENews rte.ie/news/middle-ea…