Lunchtime meet - of interest to NUJ members?

Monday 12th November 2007

The Loft Lounge 14 Station Street. Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4RG Registration 1215 for start at 1230 prompt Finish Approx 1415 Members : £14.50+ Vat Visitors : £19.50+ Vat Including lunch and refreshments Book a Place Visiting companies and individuals can attend two Womens Business Club Meetings as non members. Select button to book.

What Makes News? With Nicola Carslaw of Carslaw Major BBC journalist and former home and foreign correspondent Nicola Carslaw, who lives in Sussex, shares some media maxims gleaned during 20 years experience. This presentation explains how journalists produce stories and choose what makes headline news. Why do journalists seem to love scare stories? And what’s the best way for businesses to avoid pitfalls, to understand where the journalist is coming from and to make sure that they get their message across verbally and non verbally? Nicola Carslaw has worked in the front line of national and international news for more than 20 years. Following a career in print journalism she moved to broadcast and reported extensively for BBC flagship programmes including Radio 4’s Today programme, the Ten O’clock News and Newsnight, as well as News 24 and Online. Nicola was the BBC’s first dedicated Consumer Affairs Correspondent, a post she held for almost a decade. During her tenure, she covered a wide range of consumer and CSR issues and her reports regularly led the national consumer news agenda. Prior to this she was one of the first women to hold an international post as foreign correspondent for the BBC. Career highlights included covering the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Nicola is a contributing editor for BBC News, specialising in editorial strategy, communications and compliance. She also runs her own image and media presentation consultancy, www.carslawmajor.com that specialises in message development and presentation techniques for business leaders. Nicola is a regular speaker at industry conferences and she lectures on risk communication issues for Harvard School of Public Health and the European Food Safety Authority. She also judges the prestigious Bradford & Bingley Personal Finance Media Awards.

Dates for your diary

The Council of the Journalists' Charity will be holding a VIP Reception at the Embassy of Ireland, Grosvenor Place, London. All members are invited to attend. Tickets are £20 each with proceeds going to the Journalists' Charity. See www.nuj.org.uk for more information.

The Centre for Democratic Policy-making, Red Pepper, and Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom will be hosting 'Democracy and the role of the independent media' with speakers including Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper and Chris Morley, Northern and Midlands NUJ organiser. Staring 7pm on Wednesday October 24 at Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester. For more details contact Hilary Wainwright, hilary1@manc.org.

NUJ Training 2008

New course dates have been set in 2008 for Professional and Trade Union training. To view the course timetable and outlines click on the post's title. Places can be booked online, by emailing training@nuj.org.uk or by calling 020 7843 3717.

Standing Up for Freelance Journalism

The NUJ is to launch a campaign seeking negotiating rights with the BBC on behalf of freelances.
As part of the Stand up for Journalism events on November 5, the Freelance Office will launch a petition at Headland House between 12.30pm and 2pm. The campaign will apply to all freelance journalists who work for any part of the BBC in any capacity.
All freelances are invited to attend. Lunch will be provided. To book please email freelanceoffice@nuj.org.uk

AGM minutes

Minutes from AGM, September 26

Present: Adrian Colley, Adam Juniper, Cath Quinn, Su Quinn, Nic Tann, Harriet Meyer, Fred Pipes, Eamonn Davoren, David Blackman, Elaine Fairweather, Matt Long, Greg Hadfield (apologies if I've forgotten anyone)

1. Minute's silence for Barbara Wiseman
2. New members Raychel Harvey-Jones, Paul Farley, Jessica Bauldry, Simon Milham, Stephanie Jones were accepted
3. Election of officers:
Adam Juniper - chair
Su Quinn - welfare officer
Nic Tann - treasurer
Cath Quinn - co-secretary
Rachael Glazier - co-secretary
4. Agreed to continue affiliation to Justice for Columbia (£50)
5. Nominations for National Exec. Will wait until next meeting as deadline is November 26
6. Nominations for industrial council. Adam interested in new media before, Rachael to find out info
7. Nominations for elected bodies at annual delegate meeting. David Blackman interested in more info on disabled members' council, Rachael to forward info
8. Agreed to donate £50 to New Popular Weekly, paper of OPZZ trade union (Poland)
9. Discussed Nov 5. Elaine expressed interest in attending the NUJ's lobby of the Society of Editors meeting in Manchester on November 5. The branch discussed trying to recruit new members on this day, perhaps at Lewes. The officers will discuss details, any ideas welcomed
10. Christmas party dates discussed. Rachael suggested choosing a Thursday this year. Need to find a pub with disabled access. Discuss again at next meeting
11. Any other business: Elaine mentioned issues with the NUJ freelance office not being well-informed in journalism issues and changing of payment terms at Daily Mail. Rachael to write to freelance office to discuss this
12. Present given to outgoing secretary Adrian Colley as thanks for all his hard work over the years