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Author: Mika Heijari

Union of Journalists to the EU Commission: a collective bargaining right for the self-employed

19.02.2021 General, In headlines now, News

The Union of Journalists has voiced clear support for the European Commission’s plans to develop the collective bargaining right of self-employed workers. The union issued a response to the EU initaitive in early February that stresses the need to revamp EU legislation to ensure that collective bargain rights are extended to self-employed people, which inRead More

Union condemns attack on journalists in Belarus

19.02.2021 General, In headlines now, News

The UJF has strongly condemned the concerted attack on 16 February by Belarusian security forces on  a number of the country’s journalists and journalists’ organisations. State security officials pretending to be police officers, swooped on the home of Andrei Bastunets, the chair of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and arrested him. BAJ press secretaryRead More

UJF turns a hundred! Everyone entitled to be informed in the next hundred too

11.12.2020 In headlines now, News

“Everyone in Finland is entitled to be informed and take part in debate. We must adhere to this unerringly over the next hundred years too,” said UJF president Hanne Aho as the union approaches its centenary on 28 March next year. The centenary will start to be celebrated and marked by various events starting inRead More

UJF Council examines media support and union priorities amidst corona crisis

7.12.2020 In headlines now, News

The autumn session of the UJF Council met in Helsinki 3-4 December, and discussed the work of the union and priorities affecting the media in light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. The Council session was held remotely due to the pandemic. UJF president Hanne Aho highlighted the need for quality news media duringRead More

UJF president becomes 2021 chair of the CMM support association

1.12.2020 General, In headlines now, News

The Council for Mass Media, the self-regulatory media watchdog, has elected UJF president Hanne Aho as the new board chair of its support association. The support association is a registered NGO that administers the CMM’s affairs and selects its chair and members. The election and the appointment of other board members of the support associationRead More

UJF press card for 2021-2022 must be self-ordered — the digital card will be updated automatically

16.10.2020 In headlines now, News

The union is making change to the process of issuing press cards for 2021-2022. The card will no longer be automatically sent to members. From next year, members will have to order the card from the union themselves. Existing cards will expire at the end of this year. Applications for the press card can beRead More

Checklist for the media on reporting suicides

18.09.2020 In headlines now, News

The UJF and other media organisations plus the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have drawn up a checklist for the press  and other media to use when reporting on cases of suicide. The organisations publicised the checklist at a seminar on suicide, held in Helsinki on World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September. TheRead More

UJF concerned at situation in Belarus: Finland must condemn the violence targeting the media

13.08.2020 General, In headlines now, News

The UJF has expressed concern at the worsening situation in Belarus and the treatment of journalists trying to carry out their work.  The police have violently put down protests that erupted following the presidential elections. Violence has also been used in some places specifically to stop the free flow of information. At least 25 journalistsRead More

Digital News Report 2020: online media now the top news source in Finland – public trust in news media still strong

17.06.2020 In headlines now, News

Online media as a source of news now surpasses that of print media and TV news in Finland. Sixty-eight percent of people in Finland go directly to the internet apps to check the news, according to the survey-based Oxford University and Reuters Institute Digital News Report for 2020, published today. Finns also use social media Read More

UJF condemns deliberate attacks by US authorities on journalists

4.06.2020 In headlines now, News

The protests that erupted in the US following the killing of George Floyd have spread throughout the country. In some instances rioters have attacked journalists, but the assaults by law enforcement against journalists have been unprecedented. “We’ve never witnessed this before”, said UJF president Hanne Aho. “The Union of Journalists in Finland voices its supportRead More

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