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t can be tough making a living in journalism these days. For those employed in the industry there is the constant threat of job losses, title closures and spiralling workloads. For freelances, the well-paying, regular jobs can be difficult if not impossible to find.


I In one of our main features Jo Carlowe looks at how some


journalists have to turn to completely different kinds of work to supplement their income. Journalism work, even when plentiful and manageable, can also bring different stresses. In another feature Louise Tickle writes about the traumatic impact on journalists who cover distressing stories and issues. And in news, we look at the union’s Local News Matters


campaign focusing on the crisis in regional media amid continual cost cutting. The stresses that excessive workloads and uncertain


employment cause are real and serious. In our Viewpoint opinion column, Paul Holleran, the union’s Scottish organiser, discusses the impact of stress on journalists and what the NUJ can do to try to alleviate unreasonable pressure. Happily, the NUJ’s work in Scotland has yielded some encouraging results and one of our chapels will soon pick up a prestigious workplace award. As Paul says: “Every union story should aim for a happy ending and a message of hope.”


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Cover picture Alamy.com


Main feature 16 In the line of duty The stress of covering traumatic issues


News 03 Local news matters Union takes campaign around the UK


04 Invest to fight fake news Call for greater professional standards


05 Subbing hub closes Welsh government paid £300,000


06 Print takes lion’s share of time Scant attention given to online


Features


10 A day in the life of A cycling correspondent


12 Making ends meet Freelances take on other jobs


24 Story behind the picture Going behind the Berlin Wall


Regulars


09 Viewpoint 19 NUJ & Me 26 And finally


Arts with Attitude Pages 20-21


Raymond Snoddy Page 15


Letters and Steve Bell Page 22-23


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