Caroline Harrap

📆 It's our monthly branch meeting this eve and we'd love for you to join us. The meeting will take place via Zoom starting at 6.30pm. There's lots of interesting stuff on the agenda, so come along and get involved! Full details, including the link, have been sent via email. See you there! 😊

World Mental Health Day spotlights support for those covering crises It’s World Mental Health Day today (Friday 10 October), and this year’s theme is “Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies.”

On #WMHD25 a reminder to freelancers to prioritise self-care. YOU are your business. Routinely reporting and writing about human suffering can take its toll on your mental health.

Here's what support is available (for those hiring us too!) 👇

Journalists' Safety Tracker:

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🔊 It’s (nearly) that time again! This is your friendly reminder that our next meeting of the NUJ Paris branch, for all NUJ members throughout France, will take place via Zoom on Tuesday September 30 from 6:30pm. Check your inbox for details and hope to see you there! 💻

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My exact same goal for the end of the afternoon. Hasn't happened for about three years 😅

#booksky

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🔊 We are delighted to announce our all-singing, all-dancing new website! Take a look here and let us know what you think: nujparis.fr Thanks to our chair, @alidabbs.bsky.social, for all his brilliant work in making this happen. 🙌

@nujofficial.bsky.social @nujlfb.bsky.social

England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds Experts warn country is in danger of becoming ‘dirty man of Europe’ as it falls to bottom of bathing water leaderboard

England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds @theguardian.com
"Experts warn country is in danger of becoming 'dirty man of Europe.'"
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Rory Peck Awards to showcase independent journalism's 'Hall of Fame' | Rory Peck Trust The nominations for the 31st Rory Peck Awards have closed and now the search is on for the world’s best freelance journalism. The Awards, which celebrate their thirtieth birthday in 2025, are a vital…

Entries for the 31st Rory Peck Awards have closed and now the search is on for the world’s best freelance journalism.

The Awards, are a vital celebration of courage and independence in journalism.

Read more 🔗

We are having the best, most beautiful storm in Paris ⚡

Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!

📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers

📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25

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We're looking forward to seeing some of you at our summer social this evening in central Paris! Here's to the start of the summer. Cheers! 🍹

French night trains break 1-million passenger barrier Night trains are making a comeback in France – with more than 1 million people choosing a night train holiday in 2024, new figures show.

More than 1 million people took a 🇫🇷 night train in 2024. I did this in 2023 and it was lovely - dinner in Paris, sleep on the train, wake up to see the Mediterranean outside the window and then into Nice in time for coffee and a croissant on the seafront

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📆 A reminder that it's the monthly members’ meeting of the NUJ Paris branch tomorrow (Tuesday May 27) starting at 18:30 CEST. Yes, that’s tomorrow evening! This one will be online and the link is now in your inbox. Hope to see you there 😀

@alidabbs.bsky.social

*MISSING PERSON IN PARIS*

Just sharing this with my network here to help spread the word. The gentleman below is missing in Paris. He is a British citizen visiting France and has advanced Parkinson’s. The family are in touch with local police and searching the streets.

Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

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A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction The long read: The Guardian journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were killed while investigating the impact of deforestation. In this extract from the book Phillips was writing at the time…

📕 A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips & Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction. An extract from the book Dom was writing at the time of his death. 'Missing in the Amazon', new podcast series about what happened, launches on 5 June.

☕️ Members - join us online at 1pm!

We'll be chatting about FOIA and GDPR ahead of our workshops with @mattsalusbury.bsky.social on 23 & 30 May. Bring your questions. Zoom link sent.

More info: buff.ly/QlfVxOf

#ijf26: join us next April to celebrate our 20th anniversary The next festival – the 20th edition – will take place in Perugia from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April 2026. Kindly note that the 2026 festival will last 4 days (instead of 5 days as in previous yea...

#ijf26: join us next April to celebrate our 20th anniversary
www.journalismfestival.com/news/ijf26-2...

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📆 A reminder that our monthly branch meeting is coming up this Tuesday evening. Check your inbox for full details. Hope to see you there 😀

CC: @alidabbs.bsky.social

UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly work freelance New survey reveals journalist salaries, age, gender and ethnicity make-up, answering question: "who are UK journalists in 2025?"

UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly freelance. New @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey provides snapshot of UK journalists in 2025 including gender, race and age. Interesting read - great to see union membership is up! Read the report: buff.ly/v9QW7hH

Winner announced! The FWJ New Directions Bursary Plus the three runners-up.

Pleased as punch to announce the FWJ New Directions Bursary winner. Jessica Holland is such an incredible talent! freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/winner-ann...

International Journalism Festival 2025: what we learnt in Perugia about the future of news Here are a few highlights from the festival on journalism in exile, local news, reader revenue, news avoidance and AI and the future of news.

🚨 NEW on our website

Our summary piece on #ijf25, with takeaways on journalism in exile, local news, reader revenue, news avoidance and AI and the future of news. We'll keep updating the article in the next few days

Click to read
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🇮🇹 Heading for the International Journalism Festival in Perugia? You'll find dozens of talks and panel discussions you shouldn't miss in this piece buff.ly/JCs0AL5

📍 Five talks featuring our journalists and researchers on AI, news avoidance, influencers, product and local journalism in thread

👩🏻‍💻 Webinar - Poverty and the Press. Join us at 5.30 pm as we explore how to report on poverty and what language and ethical considerations should be top of mind. Book now: www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-ev...

International Journalism Festival 2025: the events you shouldn’t miss in Perugia From 9 to 13 April, journalists worldwide will gather again for the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. Many voices from the Reuters Institute will speak at the festival. Here are some of…

Here are the talks we think you shouldn't miss @journalismfestival.com this year!

Featuring our own @mitalilive.bsky.social, Nic Newman, @richardfletcher.bsky.social and @felixsimon.bsky.social as well as many others on topics including climate change, AI, trust and local news.

Planning for Perugia

Super-excited to be attending the International Journalism Festival in Perugia next week. Once again, along with @lojournalist.bsky.social, we'll be co-flying the flag for the Society of Freelance Journalists. If anyone fancies a coffee, let me know.:) @journalismfestival.com

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Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.

Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...

🙌 Thanks so much to everyone who came along to our branch meeting and AGM last night - and congrats to all our new committee members! Also, special thanks to our guest speaker, Jim Pollard, for an informative and interesting talk about self-publishing. See you all next time ✨

Resonate - The French Capital’s Fabled Flea Market Full of second-hand treasures, this market on the northern edge of Paris is a portal straight into the French capital's past.

Wrote about my favourite place in Paris – the city's fabled flea market 🛍️ – for ethical travel website Resonate. It's quite a personal piece, which are always the most scary to do, but it comes from the heart. Sort of like the opposite of an AI listicle 🤖

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