Video: Bristol Journalists in 'Day of Action' to defend local press

On Tuesday lunchtime (16th August 2005) there were lots of people clustered around the Evening Post building in Bristol – these were workers and National Union of Journalists members – there to protest at the cuts that the Evening Post owner, Northcliffe (owned by Daily Mail and General Trust PLC – the group also owns Venue, Bristol Observer, thisisbristol.com, Western Daily Press, Metro and much more!)

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Videostill: interviewing one of the journalists at the action

Videostill: The NUJ National Union of Journalists banner at the action

Videostill: three journalists on the action

A short video interview / reportage (4mins 40 secs duration) from yesterdays 'Day of Action' called by the NUJ , National Union of Journalists, against Northcliffe in Bristol.
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Despite Northcliffe making £100 Million profits and upping its
directors pay by 48%, they still want more and so have implemented
a neo-Labour sounding scheme called Aim Higher to make an
additional £25 million by cutting jobs and journalism. “The Mail
on Sunday called Andy Gilchrist, the fire union leader, a "fat cat"
for his £82,000 salary. The Mail on Sunday's editor-in-chief, Paul
Dacre, receives a basic yearly salary of £690,000. Who's fat?”
Wrote Paul Foot in the The Guardian – indeed!

It is of note that this attack on local media won’t good coverage
in the commercial press in Bristol – because the people with the
scissors own all the press! Sites like Bristol Indymedia are
needed more than ever to provide us with access to information –
the lifeblood of any democratic system.

You can protest the cuts by contacting the MD of Northcliffe,
Michael Pelosi – email

aimhigher@nng.co.uk

There is also an article on BIMC related:

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=24133

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IMCvols from Bristol Indymedia
e-mail: ell@obin.org
Homepage: http://www.bristol.indymedia.org