Monthly Archives: September 2010

UK MEDIA ORGANISATIONS WARN OF AMATEUR “PRESS PASS”

Posted on September 21, 2010 by CIoJ in Press cards, Press releases | Leave a comment

Police forces and other organisations are warned today about a so-called “press pass” which is being sold by Demotix, the amateur journalists’ website. UK Press Card Authority chair Mike Granatt said: “The Demotix ‘press pass’ is nothing of the sort, despite the fact that it is designed to look like a genuine journalists’ identity document. “The National Press Card is the card of professional journalists within the UK. All the major media organisations, associations and trades unions are part of … →

Institute reaches out to student journos

Posted on September 5, 2010 by CIoJ in CIoJ Press releases | Leave a comment

NEWS RELEASE Release time: 6 September 2010 THE hand of protection in the workplace is being offered to student journalists, thanks to a special arrangement between the CIoJ and a London college. Students are often thrust into the workplace, either as paid staff or as interns, without any knowledge of their rights and entitlements and can fall prey to some unscrupulous employers. The CIoJ constantly fights and wins battles which might never have arisen had workers known their rights in … →