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   Craig McGinty

   December 9, 2007 at 12:59 pm

   Hi Antony

   I do think things are slowly changing in the NUJ, but as you say “policies” often look out of date once committees have decided what they say.

   I remember chatting to members at an NUJ meeting some time ago and I said the union should look to start an ad network.

   It could act as the middle man as it’s got a trusted name that is recognised by advertisers and the union then has direct access to a bunch of freelance journalists/publishers/entrepreneurs.

   But I think the focus is still on newsrooms and chapels, which in the long-term doesn’t bode well for the NUJ as a whole.