National Union of Journalists

30,000 members make this the largest journalists' union in the world. The site is unofficial, although it is maintained by the London freelance Branch of the NUJ. The official site, when it's up and running will be found at http://www.nuj.org.uk.


It's a very simple looking site and wouldn't win any design awards but it does load quickly and navigation is fairly straightforward. The site is split into three sections, each containing links to further content. Under the heading Update you can find links to the most recent industry news and issues. The Online Departments are more permanent sections of information and includes details of how to join the NUJ, and there is also a useful Oft-visited pages section, the best of these are covered below. Many of the pages have links within them, to keep you moving until you find exactly what you're looking for.


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Advice & Tuition Details of how to connect to the internet abroad, how to deal with virus' and other computer related help. You will also find Copyright and Contracts information so you know exactly where you stand. On the legal front, there's a list of Journalism courses, and further advice and contacts.


Media sites & resources Links to news services, newspapers and periodicals from around the world. There are also links to Governmental and political bodies. The Resources section at the top of the page has lots of further reading.


Guide to Copyright Essential information about one of writing's most troublesome areas.





Contacts, branches, links & directories Need to find an address or a contact a branch of the Union? Then this should be your first stop.


NUJ policies, papers & campaigns Nitty-gritty about the campaigns the union has been fighting, issues they've been raising. There are a selection of documents and articles relating to policy that can be read online.