ExpressNUJChapel

[Chi Onwurah 💙 @ChiOnwurah]

I met with @NUJofficial about Reach’s latest 450 job cuts to hear how this will damage journalism across the UK.

In #NewcastleCentral, job cuts will result in a further reduction in local reporting and news editing teams, and a huge reduction in coverage of @NUFC.

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Is Reach trying to deflect from its failing business model and disastrous decision making by attacking the BBC, @davidhiggerson? We keep hearing how in some Reach regional newsrooms half the reporters are BBC-funded on a typical day.

https://t.co/uJPEV3P6NS

[HoldtheFrontPage @journalism_news]

New on HTFP today: Rugby league coverage under threat as @yorkshirelive @hulllive reporters @AppleyardJoseph and @dantomlinson92 axed in cuts https://t.co/09sY9riV1t

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

A once great name in sports journalism is brought to its knees amid reports of AI and fake reporters used to create product reviews.

https://t.co/Lbym3nzJJt

[HoldtheFrontPage @journalism_news]

New from HTFP: Axed football reporter to continue coverage of club via Substack https://t.co/75lYCkJA1v

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

We’ll miss you on the Reach group chapel, Corey, but your mental health comes first. The mood among journalists in Canary Wharf has been bleak. We fear for those at risk and those destined to be left at a company that is falling apart at the seams.

[Paul Breeden @PaulBreeden2]

"I have to quit the job I love for the sake of my mental health." This is tragic and an indictment of the complete failure of national leadership at Reach. @NUJofficial @NujBristol https://t.co/aEuL7tmdSC

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

An interesting piece that says all but one of the 15 UK news websites worst affected by the tech giants’ algorithm changes belong to Reach. E-commerce looks like being the next target, which will hammer another nail in the company’s coffin.
https://t.co/ece4OxHg1z

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

A very good piece by @marksweney on the plight of Britain’s biggest commercial news publisher. The risk of the Mirror and Express disappearing ought to be of as much concern to our two major political parties as the loss of local newspapers and websites will be to many MPs.

[Mark Sweney @marksweney]

‘End of days’: staff at Mirror and Express owner Reach brace for grim Christmas https://t.co/4kietJtmZi

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

When your local newspaper no longer has a reporter covering your local football team, the game really is up. How long before many of our big cities no longer have a local newspaper covering even our biggest Premier League clubs? @NUJofficial

[Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen]

More awful news for regional sports journalism. Now Huddersfield Town don’t have a reporter because of Reach cutbacks. @StevenChicken is an excellent operator and was shortlisted for @SportSJA’s British Sports Journalism Awards in 2020. Shocking. https://t.co/1a9VUscldC

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

We hear the anger and anguish of our members and the total lack of confidence in the CEO. Many of us feel we have to take a stand to try to defend the last vestiges of decent journalism at Reach, a company whose business model is failing. We’ll be in touch with members.

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

#NUJ National World journalists set for a five-day #strike over pay. "No journalist should be forced into seeking a second job to make ends meet, and we remain open to talks with the company," Laura Davison.
https://t.co/YcUkX2k2IQ

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Please help our colleagues at National World and sign this petition.

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

Thanks to all who have signed the #NUJ petition urging National World to offer journalists a fair pay rise. Every signature helps us in our campaign, please take a moment to add your name.
https://t.co/CQdndck8AZ

[National World NUJ Group Chapel @NatWorldNUJ]

Our response to National World's email to all editorial staff today. It's time for them to listen to the concerns of ordinary journalists and take action over the insidious pay issues that are a stain on the company's reputation

https://t.co/qL8m4v5TBY

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Good luck and solidarity to @NUJofficial members at National World titles taking strike action. Our communities rely on local journalists. They need to be paid adequately.

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

Strike action by over 300 journalists at the publisher of titles including the Yorkshire Post, Scotsman and Derry Journal begins tomorrow.

National World can settle this dispute by offering #NUJ members a fair pay package.
#NationalWorldStrike

https://t.co/aRBjc8SI2E

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Sending solidarity to journalists at National World as they prepare to strike for a better deal.

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

“Hollowing out titles to boost short term profits. Prioritising shareholder payouts over the ability of journalists to afford to do their jobs” Thank you @RichardBurgon for raising actions of publisher National World ahead of strike action next week.

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Says it all…

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

Thanks to everyone who attended our chapel meeting yesterday. We voted to reject the company’s derisory and divisive pay offer. We wait to see Reach’s half year results next week and wonder if they will be as bad as everyone fears under the current leadership.

[ExpressNUJChapel @ExpressNUJ]

We’ve got a chapel meeting at 2pm today to discuss next steps on the company’s pay offer. Are you happy with the leadership of Reach? Members should have joining details for the meeting in an email from @NUJofficial.