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A NEWSPAPER reporter and her infant daughter have been placed under police protection following dozens of threats of violence from far-right extremists, it was revealed today.
Amy Fenton, chief reporter at The Mail in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, faced threats of violence over her coverage of trumped-up grooming allegations in the town.
A 19-year-old local woman was charged with seven counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice after alleging she had been groomed and raped by Asian men.
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LAURA DAVISON traces how Murdoch’s mass sackings, political deals and legal loopholes shattered collective bargaining 40 years ago – and how persistent NUJ organising, landmark court victories and new employment rights legislation are finally challenging that legacy
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A handful of journalists at The Times faced a stark personal and political choice in 1986 – cross the picket lines for cash and career, or stand with organised labour at great personal risk. BARRIE CLEMENT recalls why refusing to scab at Wapping was not just an act of union loyalty, but a stand for the future of journalism
