National Writers Union member Jan Maher, who won the grand prize at the 2017 Great Midwest Book Festival sponsored by JM Northern Media, has still not received a check for the $1,100 appearance fee and travel expenses she was due for appearing at the New England Book Festival in February 2018.
NWU’s Hasbrouck to Speak at March 28 Free Digital Marketplace Workshop
The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force will host an all-day workshop Thursday, March 28, about the standards and tools that content producers use in the Internet age. The event will be held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office campus in Alexandria, VA, and will be webcast. The theme is “Developing the Digital Marketplace […]
IFJ at UNCSW63: Journalism and Media Workers at Risk
An IFJ survey of 400 women journalists in 50 countries found that “almost one in two women journalists have suffered sexual harassment, psychological abuse, online trolling and others forms of gender-based violence while working.”
March for Mercy: The Story of Mr. Sidney Hingerty in His ‘Walk for Justice’
A 1600 mile walk across the European coast. Spreading awareness about child trafficking by presenting testimonies and petitions, to the House of Lords, in four countries. Sid Hingerty is believed to be the only person on Earth to walk to all four British Parliaments. We created this story and we completed the 1600-mile journey. Now, […]
Job: Author Seeks Transcriber
An aspiring author is searching for someone to transcribe recorded chapters of a book he plans to write. His name is Dr. Peter Speth. Dr. Speth was born in 1936 in Cologne, Germany. At the time, his father was in jail for speaking up against Hitler. The family later immigrated to the United States, where […]
OUT MAGAZINE: PAY THE FREELANCERS !
Feb. 26, 2018 — NEW YORK CITY — The National Writers Union is now representing 25 freelance contributors to Out magazine, who are owed more than $40,000 for work that was contracted, produced and published. This campaign — which is also taking place on social media with the hashtag #OutOwes — is going public today, and we expect […]
NWU and allies urge easier, cheaper copyright registration for online work
The NWU and National Press Photographers Association filed written comments yesterday with the US Copyright Office to create a new procedure to register multiple written works first distributed online. The intent is that the collection of works can be registered for a single fee and with a single application. This proposalwas made in response to a petition initiated by the […]
In D.C., Audiences Can Visit North Korea Without a Passport
North Korea is perhaps the most secretive nation on Earth. In a new one-man show, Next Stop: North Korea, NWU member John Feffer aims to bring you as close to as you can get without a visa and a ticket to Seoul. The show is based on his visits to the country and work he […]
NWU denounces “Controlled Digital Lending”
National Writers Union calls for dialogue with libraries on Internet Archive book scanning Today the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981, AFL-CIO) joins authors and contributors to books from around the world to denounce the scanning and distribution of complete copies of hundreds of thousands of books by the Internet Archive and its library “partners” […]
Piper Fund Seeks Partnership Associate Grant Writer
The Piper Fund is a way for individuals and foundations to finance efforts to defend democratic institutions and historicially disenfranchised communities. The organization is looking for a Partnership Associate Grant Writer to help raise funds in the effort to defend democratic norms and institutions while advancing proactive democracy reform. The need for such work in […]
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