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Archive of meeting reports
THIS IS the archive of reports of past London Freelance Branch meetings. For the current year's meetings, see here.
2024 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Mon Jan 08 | Our Annual General Meeting elected a new Committee and received reports |
| Mon Feb 12 | Journalism on social media with Sophia Smith Galer |
| Thu Feb 29 | New members' meeting on Zoom |
| Mon Mar 11 | Natasha Morris and Georgie Frost for International Women's Day |
| Fri Apr 05 | 'Coffee morning' with Branch members |
| Mon Apr 08 | Union colleagues fight to defend rights from AI with actor Laurence Bouvard and John Sailing of WGGB |
| Fri May 03 | 'Coffee morning' with Branch members |
| Mon May 13 | Discussed pay, and the Freelance Journalism Awards |
| Fri May 24 | Pitching Clinic with Lily Canter writeup |
| Thu May 30 | New members' meeting |
| Fri May 31 | Pitching Clinic with an editor |
| Fri Jun 07 | Coffee morning with Natasha Hirst: writeup here |
| Mon Jun 10 | Joshi Herrimann on how to launch local journalism |
| Fri Jun 14 | Pitching Clinic with an editor |
| Fri Jun 21 | Coffee morning (our pitching speaker is unavailable) |
| Fri Jun 28 | Pitching clinic how to work with international clients |
| Fri Jul 05 | No 'coffee morning' because... election |
| Mon Jul 08 | Who is a journalist, these days?; David Hoffman's adventures with the law; and those attending in person heard from Guy Smallman about his arrest. |
| Fri Jul 19 | Pitching clinic money and personal finance stories |
| Fri Jul 26 | Pitching clinic how to pitch investigative reporters, with former Guardian crime reporter Duncan Campbell. |
| August | No meeting |
| Thu Aug 29 | New members' meeting - report |
| Mon Sep 09 |
Can ‘AI’ enhance news reporting? and 'The message is: keep your mouth shut' Richard Medhurst told the Branch of his arrest |
| Mon Oct 14 | We heard from members of the of Guardian Branch about the dispute with management over plans to sell the Observer; and from Alistair Dabbs about his experience of self-publishing on Substack |
| Fri Oct 18 | Pitching Clinic with Andrea Glioti - writeup |
| Fri Oct 25 | Coffee morning: Writing and reporting clearly in a second language with Katharine Quarmby - writeup |
| Wed Oct 30 | Coffee morning: How to tackle imposter syndrome with Lily Canter |
| Thu Nov 7 | Coffee morning: How to think outside the box with first-person stories with Lily Canter |
| Mon Nov 11 | A live session on crime reporting and investigations with Duncan Campbell |
| Mon Nov 11 | Noted music photographer Jill Furmanovsky is proposed for Life Membership and presented highlights of her work. |
| Fri Nov 15 | An online coffee morning on cybersecurity strategies for journalists with Raya of the Tor Project |
| Fri Nov 22 | Pitching clinic part 1 with Juliana Ruhfus |
| Thu Nov 28 | New members' meeting |
| Fri Nov 29 | Pitching clinic part 2 with Juliana Ruhfus |
| Tue Dec 10 | A seasonal social event. |
2023 |
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| Mon Jan 09 | Annual General Meeting: elected a new Committee; see Chair's report of the year Secretary's report of the year. |
| Mon Feb 13 | Hollywood reporter Mel Lambert |
| Wed Feb 15 | Freelance salon on nuclear weapons and the threat of war a very full report and a shorter one |
| Thu Feb 23 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Mar 13 | 'Getting pregnant was the best career move' Abla Kandalaft & Donna Ferguson in Women's History Month |
| Mon Apr 17 | Can freelances make money from podcasting? |
| Mon May 15 | News with a foreign accent |
| Thu May 25 | Meeting for members new to freelancing - on Zoom. |
| Mon Jun 12 | 'Unions are back in the news, big time' PA's Alan Jones told us |
| Mon Jul 10 | Clive Lewis MP presented Branch member Marc Wadsworth an NUJ Gold Badge |
| Mon Aug 07 | No meeting |
| Mon Sep 11 | Sudhana Singh: building a powerful personal brand |
| Thu Sep 28 | Meeting for members new to freelancing - report |
| Mon Oct 09 | A panel of expert journalist discussed various aspects of (so-called) artificial intelligence. We also heard from Matt Broomfield about his detention and from Neil McGrory about the National World strike |
| Mon Nov 13 | We heard from NUJ President Natasha Hirst about her priorities; from Steve Bell about his departure from the Guardian; and debated motions, especially one calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. |
| Thu Nov 30 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Tue Dec 12 | LFB-LMB winter party 2023 |
2022 |
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| Mon Jan 10 | Annual General Meeting 2022: elected a new Committee and amended the rules |
| Thu Jan 27 | Meeting for members new to freelancing online, 6pm |
| Mon Feb 14 |
How to use Substack newsletters Chris Mullin on protecting sources' confidentiality |
| Mon Mar 14 |
Support for members who are exiles (and see some earlier suggestions and a call for volunteers). We also heard from a member in Moscow. |
| Mon Apr 11 |
Pay the creator - the Creators' Rights Alliance campaign, including a challenge to benefit rules We also heard from Chris Mullin on his battle to protect his sources. |
| Thu Apr 28 | Meeting for members new to freelancing online, 6pm |
| Mon May 09 | Reporting on nuclear fears and hopes and an update on Julian Assange |
| Mon Jun 13 | Vivienne Francis of the Refugee Journalism Project |
| Mon Jul 11 |
Andrew Don on How I earned 'enough to live reasonably comfortably' writing for b2b titles. Plus a tribute to Branch member Dom Phillips, murdered in Amazonia |
| Thu Jul 28 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| August | No meeting |
| Mon Sep 12 | Steve Nowottny, Editor of Fullfact.org on its work |
| Mon Oct 10 | Marc Wadsworth on the Windrush generation and other matters relating to Black History Month |
| Thu Oct 27 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Nov 14 | Branch business beckoned meeting full of motions |
| Thu Nov 24 | Freelances versus the economic crisis special event |
| Mon Dec 12 | Seasonal social - and appreciation of Phil Sutcliffe |
2021 |
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| Mon Jan 11 | Annual General Meeting 2021: elected the Committee and received officers' reports on the past year |
| Thu Jan 28 | Meeting for members new to freelancing online, 6pm |
| Mon Feb 08 | From geeks to rock stars in one grim leap data journalism |
| Mon Mar 08 | Working well from home - or not and we heard from Andy Aitchison about his arrest and the NUJ's help getting charges dropped |
| Mon Apr 12 | I do not have 'special needs', I have rights being a disabled journalist |
| Mon Apr 26 | We have to address all forms of racism special event |
| Thu Apr 29 | New members' meeting, via Zoom |
| Mon May 10 | Union policy debates - mandating DM delegates |
| Mon Jun 14 | On not taking 'no' for an answer Donna Ferguson's pitching tips |
| Mon Jul 12 |
Introducing "All the voices of the NUJ" Also: Resist these dangerous 'security' plans! |
| Thu Jul 29 | New members' meeting |
| August | No meeting |
| Mon Sep 13 | A Question & Answer session on union organising with our new Freelance Organisers. |
| Thu Sep 23 | An evening on climate change reporting report |
| Mon Oct 11 | Zubeida Jaffer on the role of reporting in ending apartheid |
| Thu Oct 28 | New members' meeting |
| Mon Nov 8 | Restrictions on reporting particularly for sexual offences |
| Mon Dec 13 | An online quiz night |
2020 |
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| Mon Jan 13 | Annual General Meeting: elected the Committee and amended the rules. See reports from Branch officers. |
| Thu Jan 30 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Feb 10 | Hyper-local news. How does that work, then? Report of David Altheer's talk |
| Mon Mar 09 | Control-shift! the woes and other things of shift work |
| Mon Apr 20 | Meeting cancelled - due to coronavirus |
| Thu Apr 30 | Virtual new members' meeting, via Zoom |
| Tue May 5 | LFB Live: virtual "surgery" for members |
| Mon May 11 | In the eye of the storm our online meeting with the General Secretary and Freelance Organiser |
| Tue May 19 | LFB Live: virtual "surgery" |
| Tue Jun 2 | LFB Live: virtual "surgery" |
| Mon Jun 08 | What future for the BBC? |
| Tue Jun 30 | LFB Live: virtual "surgery" |
| Mon Jul 13 | How can journalists make money from email newsletters? |
| Thu Jul 30 | New members' meeting: report |
| August | No meeting |
| Mon Sep 14 | Court reporting in crisis |
| Mon Oct 12 | Black Lives Matter: challenges to journalism |
| Thu Oct 29 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Nov 9 | Surviving and thriving in a time of covid |
| Mon Dec 14 | An evening with renowned cartoonist Steve Bell |
2019 |
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| Mon Jan 14 | Annual General Meeting: elected the Committee and amended the rules. See reports from Branch officers. |
| Thu Jan 31 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Feb 11 | How three new freelances make a living |
| Mon Mar 11 | "Dr. Brexit" advice session with Alison Stanley, Joint Head of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Team at Bindmans Solicitors |
| Mon Apr 08 | Covering complex chaos: problems faced by writers and photographers |
| Thu Apr 25 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon May 13 | How to make more money in specialist fields |
| Mon Jun 10 | Ethical questions arising from using fixers |
| Mon Jul 08 | Podcasting, it seems, is back |
| Thu Jul 25 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| August | No meeting |
| Wed Sep 04 | An event with the Video Consortium |
| Mon Sep 09 | Shorthand and transcription for fun and profit |
| Mon Oct 14 | Helen Healy, Financial Times picture editor |
| Thu Oct 31 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Nov 11 | Reporting religion, with the Religion Media Centre |
| Tue Nov 19 | Another event with the Video Consortium |
| Mon Dec 09 | A festive end-of-year party for freelances |
2018 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Mon Jan 08 | Annual General Meeting 2018: elects a new Committee. More notes on what it does here. |
| Thu Jan 25 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Feb 12 | A data protection law update |
| Mon Mar 12 | Where are the women political cartoonists? |
| Mon Apr 09 | The issue of trust in journalism |
| Thu Apr 26 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon May 14 | Whistleblowing journalist and campaigner Eileen Chubb |
| Mon Jun 11 | Barrister Adrian Berry on your rights after Brexit and Claudia Delpero of Europe Street News |
| Mon Jul 09 | NUJ General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet on the gender pay gap |
| Thu Jul 26 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| August | No meeting |
| Sun Aug 26 | Workshop at the Byline festival |
| Mon Sep 10 | Supporting journalists facing violence in Afghanistan and worldwide |
| Mon Oct 08 | What's up with the Caircross Review of the media? |
| Thu Oct 25 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Nov 12 | How can Artificial Intelligence help journalists? |
| Mon Dec 10 | A Branch social event, at Headland House, with a celebrity guest. |
2017 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Mon Jan 09 | Annual General Meeting 2017: elected a new Committee. Notes on AGMs here. |
| Mon Feb 13 | A life in crime (reporting): Duncan Campbell |
| Sat Mar 11 | Being freelance in the age of precarious labour |
| Mon Mar 13 | Post-Brexit ethics with Chris Frost, Hugo Dixon & Nicholas Jones |
| Mon Apr 10 | Protecting your sources: advice from Mike Holderness and Merion Jones |
| Thu Apr 27 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon May 08 | Sue Turton & Vaughan Smith on reporting safely from dangerous places |
| Mon Jun 12 | Tax and National Insurance - what to do |
| Mon Jul 10 | How did journalism manage to cover the election? |
| Thu Jul 13 | Freelance Salon - report |
| Thu Jul 27 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| August | No meeting |
| Mon Sep 11 | Earn money by diversifying - with photojournalist Jill Furmanovsky and copywriting trainer Jackie Barrie |
| Mon Oct 09 | Protecting yourself against trauma, with Gavin Rees of Dart Centre Europe and Molly Clarke of the Rory Peck Trust |
| Thu Oct 26 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Mon Nov 13 | Reinventing women's magazines and an indy mag service |
| Mon Dec 11 | A Branch social event at NUJ HQ. |
2016 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 11 | Annual General Meeting: elected a new Committee. |
| Feb 08 | World-famous cartoonist Steve Bell |
| Mar 14 | General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet on where women stand in journalism |
| Apr 11 | A panel of new members discussing what does, should, could and would it offer? |
| May 09 | Duncan Campbell and Ross Anderson on the "Snoopers' Charter" & "tradecraft" to defend confidential sources |
| Jun 13 | Uncovering the truth about undercovers - police spying on journalists and others, that is |
| Jul 11 | Kiri Kankhwende of Media Diversified |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 12 | Cassie Werber of Hacks Hackers London |
| Oct 10 | John D. McHugh on new ways of selling photos |
| Oct 27 | Meeting for members new to freelancing |
| Nov 14 | How can co-operative working work for journalists? |
| Dec 12 | A Branch social gathering |
2015 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 12 | Annual General Meeting: elected a new Committee |
| Feb 09 | Hunter Davies on a life in journalism |
| Mar 09 | How to get commissions for BBC Radio 4 |
| Apr 13 | Mark Thomas &co challenging police files on them |
| May 11 | Reporting properly on statistics with Susan Mayor |
| Jun 08 | Crowdfund journalism - Peter Jukes & Martin Hickman |
| Jul 13 | For fair contracts Meeting in Parliament |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 14 | Dorothy Byrne, head of C4 News and Current Affairs |
| Oct 12 | Branded content: what does it mean for freelances? |
| Nov 09 | Philip Beresford on producing the Rich List |
| Dec 14 | A Branch social event |
2014 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 13 | Annual General Meeting: - elected Branch Committee |
| Feb 10 | NHS "reform" or "privatisation"? Reporting the NHS |
| Mar 10 | LinkedIn as a tool for journalism. |
| Apr 14 | Political journalism: David Hencke & Adam Bienkov |
| May 12 | "How I paid my mortgage by chasing internet sites who'd stolen my work" |
| Jun 09 | Libel - what is the impact of the Defamation Act? |
| Jul 14 | What to do when your copyright is infringed? |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 08 | War Reporting - Then And Now |
| Oct 13 | Where are the Black Minority Ethnic Journalists? |
| Nov 10 | Can journalists make a living from ebooks? |
| Dec 08 | A seasonal social event, at Headland House. |
2013 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 14 | Annual General Meeting: elected the Branch Committee |
| Feb 11 | Biographies: how's that work, then?. with Claire Tomalin. |
| Mar 11 | Is data journalism the new punk? |
| Apr 08 | Martin Lewis founded MoneySavingExpert.com with £100 and sold it for £18M; he gave us tips |
| May 13 | A Branch discussion on "Leveson: what now?" |
| Jun 10 | Gardening journalism. How to cultivate a career? |
| Jul 08 | Paying just as much tax as you have to and Planning for those things you'd rather not think about |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 09 | How to avoid being bamboozled by figures, and how to avoid bamboozling your readers on matters numerical |
| Oct 14 | A "Pitch & Deal Show" |
| Nov 11 | Everything a freelance needs to know about digital journalism, with Bill Goodwin |
| Dec 09 | A seasonal social event, at Headland House. |
2012 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 09 | Annual General Meeting: elected the Branch Committee. |
| Feb 13 | How to pitch proposals with Emily Bobrow, arts and books editor of The Economist. |
| Mar 12 | Using social media |
| Apr 11 | Special meeting: We met the Met about the Olympics. |
| Apr 16 | Travel journalism with iPad travel publication TVRL and Kate Simon, until December Independent travel editor. |
| May 14 | Gen. Sec. Michelle Stanistreet on the Leveson inquiry |
| Jun 11 | Making money from a move online |
| Jul 09 | Investigative journalism: how's that work? |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 10 | Mandating the Delegate Meeting, er, delegation |
| Oct 08 | Promoting yourself to get work & putting clips online |
| Nov 12 | Meeting with the Creators' Rights Alliance in Parliament |
| Nov 17 |
New Ways to Make Journalism Pay conference. |
| Dec 10 | A seasonal social event, with London Magazine Branch. |
2011 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 10 | Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 14 | New ways to make the interwebs pay |
| Mar 14 | The Olympics in London: can freelances get a sniff of the tight-as-a-gnat's-sphincter access? |
| Apr 11 | New Ways to Make Journalism Pay - followup to last year's conference. |
| May 09 | Debate at the House of Commons on the "Hargreaves Review" of copyright law |
| May 11 | How reporting in conflict situations has developed with events in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain... |
| Jun 13 | Our Cashback for Interns campaign |
| Jul 11 | Working for overseas publications - benefits/difficulties |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 12 | Whistleblowing - and working with whisteblowers |
| Oct 10 | Reform of defamation (libel and slander) law |
| Nov 14 | Regulating the press: an intense meeting with Professor Natalie Fenton and solicitor Mark Lewis. |
| Dec 12 | A seasonal social event |
2010 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 12 2010 | Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 08 | Co-own the means of production: follow-up to last month's successful New Ways to Make Journalism Pay conference... |
| Mar 08 | Breaking through the broadcast boys' barrier |
| Apr 12 | What about the workies? "Serial wagekillers"? | May 10 | Tax, wholly and exclusively top tips | Jun 14 | Stop and search - under what power? advice | Jul 12 | Iain Overton, Bureau for Investigative Journalism |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 01 | Is coalition government the end of spin? (PR branch) |
| Sep 13 | Vigorously defend pensions! |
| Oct 11 | Freedom of Information: think like a bureaucrat |
| Nov 08 | Paywalls - will they work? |
| Dec 13 | A seasonal Branch party. |
2009 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 12 | Journalism during a global financial crisis, and Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 04 | Special: Nick Davies speaking on Flat Earth News |
| Feb 09 | How to help yourself in difficult times, with Andrew Collins and the NUJ's charity |
| Mar 09 | Watch your back - avoiding Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) |
| Apr 09 | Stay out of legal trouble - law lecturer Tim Crooke |
| May 09 | Fordidden zones - James Brabazon and Ramita Navai on reporting from areas where journalists are banned |
| Jun 08 | Subbing matters - so ask for more |
| Jul 13 | Your web presence - tips and pitfalls |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 14 | Getting your book published |
| Oct 12 | Finding work in non-traditional areas |
| Nov 09 | Upping your rate and getting your money |
| Dec 14 |
A seasonal Branch party |
2008 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 14 |
The Branch's Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 11 | Comment is free, but the truth costs |
| Mar 10 | How this site can answer your questions |
| Apr 14 | David Redfern: 'photographers must stick together' |
| May 12 | Copyright matters at the House of Commons |
| Jun 09 | Do we have company? Accountant Eric Longley spoke on reducing your tax. |
| Jul 14 | Working in conflict zones Palestine woes |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 08 | Rôle-plays of dealing with commissioning editors |
| Oct 13 | Refugee reporting reflections |
| Nov 10 | What photo book publishers want - with Dewi Lewis |
| Dec 08 | Seasonal London Freelance Branch networking party. |
2007 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 08 | Our Annual General Meeting. |
| Feb 12 | Reporting War |
| Mar 12 | The proposed new Code of Conduct |
| Apr 16 | Keeping information free Commons meeting |
| May 14 | Successful mini-training on negotiation |
| Jun 11 | The NUJ, past and future |
| Jul 09 | summer networking party. |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 10 | Tracking down internet "piracy" - written up in full in the Fees Guide |
| Oct 08 |
Motions from the Branch to Annual Delegate Meeting |
| Nov 12 | Objectivity - with Steve Bell & Bruce Whitehead |
| Dec 10 | A networking party |
2006 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 9 | Annual General Meeting - elected the Committee. |
| Feb 13 | An interactive session where members aired concerns |
| Mar 13 | Debate with Brian Paddick of the Met at the Commons |
| Apr 10 | Re: proposal Greg Neale's pitching plan |
| May 08 | Copyright matters creating rights |
| Jun 12 | Photographers: don't back down Sarah Gray of Magnum |
| Jul 10 | We threw a Branch party and heard from Ukraine. |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 11 | Using the Freedom of Information Act |
| Oct 9 | What subs want! and how to get it |
| Nov 13 | Photographers making money from stock photos? |
| Dec 11 | A seasonal knees-up & presentation for Phil Sutcliffe. |
2005 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 10 | AGM: elected the Committee & see Annual Reports |
| Feb 14 | How to be a music journalist - and get paid. |
| Mar 14 | Journalists' safety training for hazardous assignments |
| Apr 11 | Promoting yourself as a journalist online. |
| May 9 | Sell it again, Sam syndication sagas |
| Jun 13 | How G8 is spun & Public Order at the G8 |
| Jul 11 | Can badly-paid journalists be the guardians of a free press? Debate at the Commons |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 12 | So you have a book in you. How to get it out? |
| Oct 10 |
Debates on the future of NUJ policy, and motions to improve it, to go to next year's Annual Delegate Meeting. |
| Nov 14 | The citizen witness debate |
| Dec 12 | Seasonal survival tips |
2004 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 12 | Annual General Meeting, elected the Branch Committee |
| Feb 09 | Sources of anxiety debate at the Commons |
| Feb 12 | Meeting to debate the proposal for an NUJ Political Fund |
| Mar 08 | Dealing with liability (or "lose your shirt") contract clauses |
| Apr 19 | Equal pay and better pay |
| May 10 | Andrew Bibby on a "Freelance Wellness" campaign |
| Jun 14 | Organising as freelances |
| Jul 12 | A social gathering |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 13 | Supporting exiled journalists |
| Oct 11 | Debate on proposals for union policy to Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in the Spring. |
| Nov 08 | Putting pitching in perspective |
| Dec 13 | A social gathering |
2003 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 13 | Annual General Meeting: elected the new Committee. |
| Feb 10 | Truth, war and what democracy? Parliamentary debate |
| Mar 10 | How photographers retain rights & make a living |
| Apr 14 | Travel writing - its part in changing the world |
| May 12 | Meetings mean money - importance of being networked |
| May 20 | (Tuesday) Special photographers' meeting |
| Jun 09 | Training: We discussed what a freelance needs. |
| Jul 14 | A social in a bar, welcoming Guy Smallman back. |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 08 | Eric, accountant to the stars |
| Oct 13 | New casual relationships |
| Nov 10 | Dread inna Babylon report from Iraq |
| Dec 08 | A social gathering... |
2002 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 14 | Annual General Meeting - elected the Committee |
| Feb 11 | Our debate - on copyright - at the House of Commons |
| Mar 11 | Dealing with digital photography - Martin Beckett speaks |
| Apr 08 | Bill Hayton & Marcus Covell on covering Genoa last year. |
| May 13 | Surviving as a sub |
| Jun 10 | Striking contrast - organising to improve low pay |
| Jul 08 | Is it wise to register yourself as a limited company? Accountant Eric Longley provided an advance briefing |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 09 | We are all online hacks now |
| Oct 14 | Motions to next year's Annual Delegate Meeting |
| Nov 11 | RSI - it's all about cannon balls on pogo sticks |
| Dec 09 | Sources in peril Robin Ackroyd & Bill Goodwin spoke |
2001 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 8 | Annual General Meeting, elected new Committee. |
| Feb 12 | At the House of Commons on the Right to Report |
| Mar 12 | Resumed AGM, and mandating the Branch delegation to Annual Delegate Meeting |
| Apr 09 | Speaker and discussion on pensions |
| May 14 | Andrew Collins being a renaissance freelance, and Pierre Vicary of the BBC World Service chapel. |
| Jun 11 | We heard from the Edinburgh SNAP group (latest), and the Editorial Photo UK (EPUK) group. |
| Jul 09 | We heard about international journalists' organising and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 10 | A showing of the Creators' Rights Alliance film. |
| Oct 08 | We paid tribute to NUJ member Martin O'Hagan, murdered on 28 September. And heard of the case of Georgy Gongadze, murdered last September. |
| Nov 12 | Simon Wollers on life and journalism in Cuba. |
| Dec 10 | Cassian Harrison, director of the acclaimed Channel 4 programme Beneath the Veil, spoke about the difficulties and dangers of reporting from Afghanistan and similar countries. And Freelance Organiser John Toner spoke about employment rights for freelances. |
2000 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 10 | Annual General Meeting, elected a new Committee. |
| Feb 14 | Freedom to Report: debate at the House of Commons. |
| Mar 13 | Pitching packages to broadcasters, plus the Harry Stanley Campaign |
| Apr 10 | Media megamergers moulding mores; plus Martin Bright of the Observer (and late of this Branch) on the "Shayler notes" case. |
| May 08 | How to negotiate terms for online work? |
| Jun 12 | How to make a profit (ethically) in finance journalism |
| Jul 10 |
Eric, Accountant to the Stars, got stuck in traffic... |
| Aug 21 | Special meeting to take motions from abortive July meeting |
| Sep 11 | Living and working with disabilities. |
| Oct 09 | Motions for Annual Delegate Meeting 2001; introduced by Tim Gopsill on how NUJ internal democracy works. |
| Nov 13 | How union re-recognition affect freelances |
| Dec 11 | Laurie Flynn on investigative journalism. |
1999 |
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| Date | Speaker/subject |
| Jan 11 | Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 08 | Media ownership: debate at the House of Commons. |
| Mar 08 | We heard from Jim Flint, about the writing of his first novel Habitus; Roger Osborne about The Floating Egg. |
| Apr 12 | Physio Bunny Martin gave us tips on how to stop RSI. |
| May 10 | We got photographers at the sharp end in debate with a senior police officer. No writeup, but see here. |
| Jun 14 | Fairness at Work: the Bill |
| Jul 12 | An imaginative accountant brought us up to date on dealing with tax and we had a surprise speaker from Serbia. |
| August | No meeting |
| Sep 13 | A discussion on hanging on to union recognition, getting re-recognition, and the implications for freelances. |
| Oct 11 | Humphrey Evans and Chris Wheal spoke on how to negotiate effectively with editors and clients. See here. |
| Nov 08 | Debates on motions on union policy (preparing for the Annual Delegate Meeting). |
| Dec 13 | Playwright Howard Brenton spoke about journalism and the theatre. |
Current year's meetings