Awards
Student journalist scoops national prize
A number of students from Leeds universities are recognised at the BJTC’s annual awards, with one taking home a trophy.
Georgina Morris
7 January 2026
A number of students from Leeds universities are recognised at the BJTC’s annual awards, with one taking home a trophy.
The Leeds & West Yorkshire branch has sent a message of solidarity to NUJ members on strike at STV
NUJ Leeds and West Yorkshire branch member Michael McGowan, the former MEP for Leeds, is an amateur pianist who believes that Pianos for Peace can change the world.
Leigh Purves, course leader and senior lecturer for Broadcast and Digital Journalism (BA) Hons at Leeds Trinity University, reflects on the challenges facing journalism educators and the wider industry.
Dozens of people gathered in Leeds to remember the journalists and media workers killed since the war in Gaza began and to call on the Israeli government to stop killing journalists.
A vigil is planned in Leeds to mourn the lives of all journalists and media workers killed during the war in Gaza.
Barry White says “We’re Still Here” was the message as tens of thousands defied the heat to march at the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala.
A report by Amnesty International published has warned that Northern Ireland is the most dangerous place in the UK to work as a journalist.
There is much to celebrate about journalism today, despite the doom and gloom surrounding the trade, according to journalism educator and branch member Tony Harcup
Journalists who went to work but never came home were among those remembered at this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration in Leeds, writes Tony Harcup.