THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has written to every trade union in Britain to call on them to campaign against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States.
Mr Assange is wanted in the US following the exposure of leaked documents in 2010 and 2011 relating to war crimes committed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
He is currently imprisoned in Belmarsh high-security prison as his trial continues despite more than 60 doctors from around the world concluding that Mr Assange’s health has deteriorated to such an extent that he is in no fit state to stand trial.
Claims that digital media has rendered press power obsolete are a dangerous myth, argues DES FREEDMAN
As advertising drains away, newsrooms shrink and local papers disappear, MIKE WAYNE argues that the market model for news is broken – and that public-interest alternatives, rooted in democratic accountability, are more necessary than ever
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI


