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14 National press still ignoring the North It’s time to end ‘flat cap’ prejudice


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t’s autumn and it’s back to business with a vengeance. We’ve had the political conference season, the return of parliament, a still-new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the new


academic year. Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater


Manchester, has inevitably shone a light on the north and our cover feature by Bury-


based Helen Nugent looks at the perceptions of journalists and journalism north of the Watford gap. We also visit Wales with a major NUJ conference on the future


of the media in the country attended by First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth, himself a former journalist. An NUJ delegation went to the union movement’s biggest annual


event – the TUC Congress – winning support for our campaigns on public service broadcasting and a windfall tax on the tech giants among other issues. In his column Ray Snoddy looks at how President Trump’s


attempts to block and control US journalists have finally backfired. And with Channel crossings in small boats a constant feature of


the news, Ruth Addicott talks to journalists who cover the issue in her On Our Patch series. We also have other great features and news from your union. And


for the first time in a long while – a modest letters page. Do please keep it going by contributing!


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News


03 BBC threatened with ‘doom spiral’


Series of cuts hit workers and public


04 Ex NUJ activist wins major poetry prize


Huws triumphs at National Eisteddfod


05 Lancet’s first strike in 200 years!


Staff are worse off than five years ago


06 ‘We need global guardrails’ on AI


Minister ignores Trump comments


On media


‘demented parrot’ in US Page 09


Farage trying to ape


Bob Woodward: ‘How I get people to talk’


Page 24 Arts


And finally...


Are you a lying toad … or a tying load? Page 27


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Features


10 Freelance teamwork pays dividends


Joining forces can boost income


12 Bizarre start for pioneering paper


Indie celebrates fortieth birthday


18 Union activist unites art and politics


Halpin draws on her inspiring forebears


20 More freelances ‘going corporate’


Is it a sell-out or legitimate income?


Regulars


16 On Our Patch 23 Letters 26 Obituaries


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