I'm a loyal member of the
National Union of Journalists.
The union helped me out with legal advice after I was injured in Iraq and I was very grateful.
But now I'm seriously considering canceling my subscription.
One of the main reasons is a
groveling apology to MP Gregory Campbell in the union magazine, the Journalist -- which has itself long been an embarrassment to our profession.
The union which is supposed to represent journalists in the UK has paid substantial damages and legal costs -- funded out of
our subscriptions -- because it totally failed to follow the most basic principles of media law.
Do I
really want to be a member of an organisation which can't even follow the rules taught to trainee hacks on day one?
Can you give me a good reason why I shouldn't leave?