Freelance updated 2018-10-14
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¶October 2018 - in press p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 ALL

* Internet not broken copyright on the mend
* What's happening with the Caircross Review of the media?
* Congress and a lifetime of harassment TUC report
* Witch Walks writer wins £19k from flagrant council website
* Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture in Black History Month 11/10/18
* Introduction to data journalism book now for this Branch course on 19/10/18
* Dublin Freelance Forum 15/10/18
* Watch out for the next Freelance Salon
* Journos in peril and what the IFJ is doing
* We hear of the plight of journalists in Afghanistan
* EU nationals 'can stay' if no-deal Brexit
* Precarious prospect of Brits in EU
* Goodbye to media freedom campaign
* Festival of Italian Literature in London 27-28/10/18
* Class 2 NI contributions to stay for now
* Church backs NUJ no-nukes policy
* LFB recruits among journalism students 03/12/18
* Training alert let's get better deals; freedom of information
* Cuban exhibition until 30/10/18
* Branch committee vacancies would you be a welfare officer?
* The Gong a Trinity Mirror title
* Vacancies on NUJ Councils

¶September 2018 - online only

* Support journos in peril in Afghanistan and worldwide - meeting report
* No guineas the mystery of an anti-copyright corporation
* Brexit update possible no-deal nightmare looms
* Campaigners can go to court to force press inquiry
* A copyright crunch point - the Directive passes the Parliament
* Of course it rained. It was a festival! LFB at Byline 2018
* New members meet 25/10/18

¶August 2018 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 ALL

* Tax seminar for you 24/09/18
* Court of Justice sees sense over copying phew!
* Weird Wings over Scotland row a win for Google
* Close the pay gap! LFB meeting report
* Women doing less badly our freelance rates gender survey
* First steps in freelancing course 05/10/18
* Moral rights and fake news we object to lies
* LFB's mission to Afghanistan committee member's trip
* Freelance Fees Guide update new suggestions for print rates
* London Freelance is at the Byline festival lineup for 26/08/18
* Jenny gets a Gold Medal Branch Treasurer honoured
* New members meet 25/10/18
* Training alert
* Brighton Branch social gathering 22/08/18
* The Trireme Award Rex Features / Shutterstock

¶July 2018 / PDFs: p1 p1 p3 p4 ALL

* Close the pay gap! longer LFB meeting report
* Crunch vote for copyright in Europe can you write to your Members of the European Parliament?
* Working with whistleblowers meeting report
* Brexit and freelances brief advice
* Brexit: a million different stories meeting report
* Solidarity with BuzzFeed News journalists
* Defending your copyright in Brussels and Geneva
* Tell Parliamentarians about earnings issues
* Precarious work - courts rule
* Cairncross Review into the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK - call for evidence - deadline 07/09/18
* Potter's unicorn jinxes magnate copyright storm on a coffee mug
* Crack troops: send your unfair contracts now!
* Payment promised for e-book lending
* Festivals for fun and profit send the rates you got!
* Byline Festival 24-27 August
* New members meet 26/07/18
* A new Organiser in the Freelance Office
* Palestinian journalists under attack NUJ public meeting in parliament 04/07/18
* Training alert one course postponed
* Contact the Freelance if you had work in Camerawork
* About a motion procedure explained
* The Trireme Award the Spectator

¶June 2018 - online only

* Work with whistleblowers advice and meeting report
* Brexit and 'settled status' for freelances full meeting report
* Precarious work update IWGB crowdfunding Deliveroo case
* Training alert Data Journalism course & more
* Do you check proofs? member doing survey
* Trades Council needs you! Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham

¶May 2018 / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 ALL

* Where are the women cartoonists? meeting report
* After 25 years, online violations pay out
* Resist a payment-on-publication nightmare
* In news we trust short meeting report
* NUJ member takes Brexit to task update
* #useitpayforit & revenge on those who don't
* Enforce moral rights to fight misinformation World Copyright Day statement
* La Stampa and the Trust Project
* A member-led union goes through the motions
* Copyright is a bit eventful
* Protect your Public Lending Right payments
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Taking stock - the outgoing President's submission to the NUJ's annual report
* Equalities and other reports online
* Self-funded training off-tax: give your views
* Precarious work: give your views
* The Branch Committee
* New members meet 26/07/18
* Training alert
* The Trireme Award book publisher skirting illegality

¶April 2018 - online only

* In news we trust - long meeting report
* Precarious work: give your views
* Where are the women cartoonists? long meeting report
* TUC Women's Conference 2018 - report
* Brexit update - the transition timetable and challenges
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Say 'no' to handing NUJ funds to political parties
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Collective action is key to better terms
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Charging boosts photographers - the NUJ says amateurs should demand payment
* Do you have a new BBC contract? Get in touch!
* Tax seminar for you 22/05/18 and 24/09/18

¶March 2018 - / PDFs: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 ALL

* National Insurance updated fill gaps for a better pension
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Shoe-leather journos required for government press review
* Keeping up to data protection discussion
* A few clues for EU nationals post-Brexit
* Windfall payments add up we need contract review
* Crowdfund to stop the Murdoch bid for Sky
* A call for rights for casual workers
* Gig economy companies 'game the system'
* Crackdown on intern exploitation the taxman acts
* The Freelance Office vale John Toner
* Lords call for new press inquiry
* Branch annual reports are here
* Freelances at Nautilus magazine Tweet for pay
* Europe has a free press enforcer again
* Ministry of Late Payments
* Libel update coming in Scotland probably for the better
* #useitpayforit because images are worth it
* Express way to join the Mirror
* A year in DC? Fellowship deadline 03/03/18
* Training for freelances
* The Trireme Award UK Rock&Roll

¶February 2018 - online only

* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM On the source - surveillance threatens journalism
* Support Swindon Advertiser strikers! LFB collects for fund
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Chain male - sizing up the NUJ's livery collar
* Do you do work for UKi Media & Events? contact the office
* Training alert! watch this space for more courses
* Stop the Murdochs' bid for Sky £20,000 appeal
* Scottish libel law reform on the way
* New Small Business Commissioner to tackle late payments
* Lords vote for 'Leveson 2' inquiry
* Welcome the new Committee farewell to outgoing members

¶January 2018 - online only

* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Flushing out government lies
* Sky campaigners step up the pressure
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM He who made the Lamb: Murdoch as saviour - until 06/01/18
* False freelancing and genuine self-employment in Parliament
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM Europe's new free-press policeman
* Mouse roar sows Murdoch confusion whither Sky?
* Respond to licensing consultation by 02/02/2018 (updated)
* Strike at Swindon Advertiser 2 and 3 January
* Brexit update - whither EU national colleagues in the UK and vice versa? short version
* Stern reminder to do your taxes
* New Branch blood sought! stand for t'committee, lasses & lads
* The Freelance Office vale John Toner
* Support trade unionists in Zimbabwe!
* #paynautiluswriters open letter from freelances at Nautilus magazine

¶December 2017 / PDF: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 all

* Prints not dead a renaissance of indy women's magazines
* Be more careful with Tweets now copyright & terms triggered - in brief
* Random magazines enthrall you meeting report
* Copyright debate trundles on in Geneva and Brussels
* New members meet 25/01/18
* Training alert copywriting course 02/02/18 and 12/02/18 full
* The Gong The Times
* Briefing on sexual harassment from the NUJ
* Public Lending Right changes new sign-up for book cash
* Branch meetings move - to Head Office
* 15 independent women's magazines a guide
* Attention! Arise TV Limited
* Attention! TravelPride

¶November 2017 - online only

* Supporting freelances in crisis meeting report
* A normal, not unexpected reaction protect against trauma
* Be more careful with Tweets now copyright & terms triggered - full story
* Brexit - millions still in limbo update
* Copyright debate trundles on in Geneva
* Do your taxes submit online by 31/01/18
* Delegate Meeting nominations, motions, electing delegates
* How Brexit affects our UK national members in Belgium
* IFJ launches 21-day campaign against impunity for crimes against journalists
* Free workshops from FEU social media for work 08/12/17
* NUJ seeks testimony on working for the Murdochs
* Copyright - digging in for the detail
* PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM BBC Pensions case - why fighting was better than folding, despite the cost

More Freelance features....

* Current contents all this year's articles
* The Freelance archive previous years' articles
* Attention! - NUJ members call before working for these
* Trireme Awards - for legendary stinginess
* The Gong - wake-up calls for late payers

Diary dates...

* London Freelance Branch meetings
* NUJ central events listing

Getting paid...

* The Rate for the Job
* Freelance Fees Guide suggested rates
* Interest & compensation calculator for late payers

Contacts...

* NUJ Freelance Directory
* Link up with the NUJ - register for client-specific alerts

Briefings and roundups

* A few things you should know about copyright
* Creators' Rights for all campaign documents
* Right to report handy list of articles