NWU strongly supports the IFJ motion condemning attacks on journalists abroad and at home. Repression in its many forms is a hallmark of fascism, and we support our media colleagues in continuing to bear witness to the actions of the Trump administration and their right to do so unimpeded and unharmed. The motion was brought […]
El Sindicato Nacional de Escritores denuncia el despido de Trump de la directora del Registro de Autor
El Sindocato Nacional de Escritores (NWU) denuncia el despido por parte del presidente Trump de la directora de la Oficina de Derechos de Autor de Estados Unidos, Shira Perlmutter, y de la Bibliotecaria del Congreso, Carla Hayden. La NWU a menudo ha estado en desacuerdo con las normas y recomendaciones al Congreso promulgadas por la […]
Labor Demands an End to the Assault on the Right to Organize and Protest
We’re proud to have contributed to and signed onto this statement alongside 9 national unions and dozens of locals. This moment calls for a united labor front. Fellow unions, join us! The labor movement holds one value above all others: solidarity. Labor demands an end to the Trump administration’s assaults on immigrant workers, freedom of […]
NWU Commits to the Fight Against Fascism
At NWU’s first quarterly virtual Delegate Assembly held on Saturday, March 29, delegates voted to adopt a statement committing our union to beating back fascism: The NWU opposes the fascist coup that has taken over the U.S. government. We commit our union to work for the restoration of constitutional rule in the U.S., and to […]
CASE DISMISSED: Charges Dropped Against Independent Journalist Alissa Azar
Alissa Azar is a member of NWU and an independent journalist whose case was reported in Prism by fellow member Jen Byers. NWU wrote a statement of support that was submitted to the court on Alissa’s behalf, following a similar letter by other media organizations. Today we learned that public pressure won. This is Alissa’s […]
NWU Joins Coalition Urging Officials to Respect Role of Press in LA Fires
NWU’s Executive Committee voted Friday to join 20 other press rights and civil liberties organizations in signing an open letter to California law enforcement officials, calling on them to honor the state law that permits press to enter closed areas impacted by the LA fires. “We understand and empathize with the difficult task firefighters and first […]
NWU Report Details Retaliation Against Western Media Workers Speaking Out on Gaza War
As the world recognized Press Freedom Day on May 3, Palestinian journalists continued to be incarcerated, injured, and killed in record numbers by the Israeli military. Western media workers, meanwhile, face retaliation and obstruction for seeking to elevate Palestinian voices or simply expressing concern about the media’s lopsided coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. Some are even being pepper-sprayed, detained, […]
Soccer reporter banned for doing journalism
Laurel Pfahler had been covering her city’s Major League Soccer team, FC Cincinnati, since before it was a Major League Soccer team. Her coverage ended when the team informed her that her credentials that allow her into the stadium on game day would not be honored. ”This is bad…bad for journalism and bad for sports […]
Imparcialidad Periodística en el Conflicto Palestino-Israelí
Desde los injustificables ataques de Hamás contra civiles israelíes, el ejército israelí ha matado a más de mil cuatrocientas personas en Gaza, donde además ha cortado los alimentos, el agua y la electricidad a más de dos millones de personas. En el momento de escribir este artículo, se está efectuando una limpieza étnica masiva. Israel […]
NWU and IFJ raise our voices for jailed journalists at UN World Press Freedom Day
NWU members Despina Afentouli (photo above) and Edward Hasbrouck, along with members of other affiliates of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), represented the NWU and IFJ at an all-day symposium held in the General Assembly chamber at United Nations headquarters in New York on World Press Freedom Day, May 2, 2023. We distributed a […]
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