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in the Creggan area of Derry. Lyra became a journalist in the post peace agreement era


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in Northern Ireland and in many ways was a symbol of the new Ireland. She campaigned for Northern Ireland’s LGBTQ community and used her own coming out story to support others. She was a staunch NUJ member and well known in her Belfast branch. At 29 she had been named as one of 30 European journalists under 30 to watch. She gave a prestigious Ted talk two years ago following the Orlando gay nightclub shootings in 2016. She had signed a two-book deal with Faber with the first book about children and young men who went missing in the Troubles due out next year. The NUJ has worked with the family to create a fund


in Lyra’s name and the family said that they have been inundated with requests to stage events in her name. Everyone wants Lyra’s legacy to inspire other passionate journalists. #WeStandWithLyra


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Main feature 16 The writing’s on the wall Exposing a news vacuum


t’s not often that an event shakes our profession, our union and society as powerfully as the tragic death of Lyra McKee. A young, inspirational journalist from Belfast, lost her life while covering riots


News 03 Tributes mark loss of Lyra McKee Widespread NUJ vigils


04 Union backs university paper Ethics council defends standards


05 TUC women’s conference Calls for equal and opportunities


07 Honouring Lyra Photo spread


Features


10 A battle journalism has to win Support for No Stone Unturned pair


12 Only part of the picture How ministers control media coverage


22 Collect your royal flush How collecting societies help freelances


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09 Viewpoint 16 Media anniversary 19 Nuj & Me 26 And finally...


Arts with Attitude Pages 20-21


Raymond Snoddy Page 18


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