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This two year-old video shot by the Press Association helps explain the work of the Journalists’ Charity.

The charity usually raises money at high-profile dinners and speaker events, but now you have the chance to support your fellow journalists (and your future selves) in a much easier way.

Just a fiver (or more) will help speed me, Journalism.co.uk publisher and owner (@johncthompson) on my way on an epic 1400km solo and unsupported cycle from Brighton to Oslo, Norway on 8-19 June 2012 (see earlier blog post for full details).

My sponsorship page is here.

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Earlier this year, a US study claimed that becoming a journalist is the fifth worst career choice. As well as citing factors such as stress, industry outlook, income levels and general working environment for the ranking, the study quotes a reporter as saying the younger generation “doesn’t care about the news”.

This is against a background of continuing decline in public trust of communications professionals, no doubt exacerbated by the ongoing findings of the Leveson inquiry as it investigates the underbelly of journalism and politics.

Of course it’s not all bleak. In many ways, this is a time of renaissance for journalism as our ways of gathering and disseminating news proliferate online. And journalism will always offer rewards that outweigh the financial ones for the majority of us.

Nevertheless a life of low salary and high stress can take its toll, if not on you then for some of your colleagues. So why not do something small to help that collectively can amount to something big?

The Journalists’ Charity “started in 1864 when a group of parliamentary journalists met up in a London pub to set up a fund to help their colleagues and dependents who had fallen on hard times. In the days before state benefits, grants were made to meet the costs of providing some of the necessities of life”. The Victorian novelist Charles Dickens was a founder supporter.

These days it has widened its remit to include all journalists and is always ready to help them and their dependents with advice, grants and other forms of financial assistance. The Journalists’ Charity also runs a care home for journalists, Pickering House, in Dorking, Surrey as well as sheltered and extra care housing.

Given that most of our pensions are not going to add up to much, that’s quite a nice safety net isn’t it?

On 8 June I’m going to cycle solo and unsupported from Brighton (home of Journalism.co.uk) to Oslo, Norway to raise money for this under-appreciated charity. I will be cycling approximately 850 miles in 11 days, an average of 77 miles a day, cycling through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Denmark.

You can do your bit by sponsoring a fiver or more on my sponsorship page and helping to spread the word via Twitter, Facebook etc.

Sponsors who do not wish to remain private will be rewarded with recognition and thanks on our @journalismnews Twitter channel (58k-plus followers) so that’s pretty decent exposure, especially if you sponsor on behalf of your media-related business.

And if you’re still not convinced that the Journalists’ Charity is a worthy cause, I will also be raising money for two cancer charities – alternative sponsor page here.

Journalism.co.uk owner John Thompson (@johncthompson), who will be cycling Brighton to Oslo in 11 days to raise money for the Journalists' Charity

The route I plan to cycle from Calais (once I have cycled to Dover and taken the ferry)

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Journalisted is an independent, not-for-profit website built to make it easier for you, the public, to find out more about journalists and what they write about. It is run by the Media Standards Trust, a registered charity set up to foster high standards in news on behalf of the public, and funded by donations from charitable foundations. Each week Journalisted produces a summary of the most covered news stories, most active journalists and those topics falling off the news agenda, using its database of UK journalists and news sources.

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Labour MP Chris Bryant has apologised for falsely claiming in parliament that prime minister David Cameron held five secret meetings with Rupert Murdoch following the 2010 general election, that had not been declared.

Bryant, who is a “core participant” in the Leveson inquiry, told the Commons yesterday that he had “no intention” of misleading MPs. He has also apologised to Lord Justice Leveson.

He said:

On 25 April, I told the house that the Leveson inquiry had published certain information regarding meetings that had been held between Rupert Murdoch and the prime minister.

I believed at the time that that was the case, but it has subsequently turned out not to be true.

I have, of course, apologised to Lord Justice Leveson, but I thought I should take this opportunity to apologise to the house as well. I hope the apology will be accepted. I had no intention of misleading the house; that was purely inadvertent.

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Journalisted is an independent, not-for-profit website built to make it easier for you, the public, to find out more about journalists and what they write about. It is run by the Media Standards Trust, a registered charity set up to foster high standards in news on behalf of the public, and funded by donations from charitable foundations. Each week Journalisted produces a summary of the most covered news stories, most active journalists and those topics falling off the news agenda, using its database of UK journalists and news sources.

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The National Union of Journalists is calling on the Scottish government to carry out an inquiry into the effect that editorial cutbacks are having on “a free and diverse media in the country”.

A similar inquiry was held by the Welsh Assembly last year – with a report expected shortly. The union’s Scottish organiser Paul Holleran said in a release:

The NUJ in Scotland has sought political support for our hard pressed industry for a number of years but the situation has deteriorated to where there is a serious threat to the future of titles but also to the existence of some newspaper groups. We believe there is a duty on government to intervene and help create a safer, robust environment for the press and media to operate.

A motion at the Scottish Trades Union Congress said:

Congress calls on the general council to urge the Scottish Government to set up urgently a Commission of Inquiry into the future of the media in Scotland, and to call on all member unions and the Scottish Government to promote the survival of thriving and responsible media, including:

• supporting the creation of a Scottish Digital Broadcasting Network;
• supporting the development of trust models of media ownership, such as the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian and Observer Group;
• campaigning for the development of new forms of community media;
• identifying and prosecuting media behaviour that breaches privacy laws;
• developing new regulatory mechanisms to replace the discredited UK Press Complaints Commission; and
• encouraging the development of new sources of funding for investigative journalism, including academic institutions and foundations concerned with civil society and democracy.

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Journalisted is an independent, not-for-profit website built to make it easier for you, the public, to find out more about journalists and what they write about. It is run by the Media Standards Trust, a registered charity set up to foster high standards in news on behalf of the public, and funded by donations from charitable foundations. Each week Journalisted produces a summary of the most covered news stories, most active journalists and those topics falling off the news agenda, using its database of UK journalists and news sources.

• The controversy over the staging of the Bahrain Grand Prix
• The Anders Breivik trial, the Home Office’s attempts at deporting Abu Qatada and the French general election were covered lots
• Jim Yong Kim named president of the World Bank, an air crash in Pakistan killed 127, NHS workers set to go on strike and a series of bombs in Iraq were covered little

Covered Lots

• The staging and ramifications of the Bahrain Grand Prix, 212 articles
• Anders Breivik went on trial with horrific details coming out about his motives for killing 77 people, 205 articles
• Theresa May apparently got the date wrong regarding the deportation of Abu Qatada, with the European Court of Human Rights and Abu Qatada’s legal team disputing the Home Office’s belief, 196 articles
• The French election was entering its final week before the first round as Francois Hollande was forecast to edge out Nicolas Sarkozy, 143 articles

Covered Little

• Jim Yong Kim was named the president of the World Bank, 20 articles
• A plane crash in Pakistan killed all 127 onboard, 19 articles
• Many NHS workers agreed to strike on May 10th over the continuing row over their pensions, 9 articles
• Iraq hit by a series of bombings, leaving at least 35 dead, 6 articles

Political ups and downs (top ten by number of articles)

• David Cameron 521 articles (+1% on last week)
• George Osborne, 252 articles (+4% on last week)
• Theresa May, 165 articles (+162% on last week)
• Ed Miliband, 150 articles (+39% on last week)
• Boris Johnson, 131 articles (-11% on last week)
• Nick Clegg, 123 articles (-8% on last week)
• Tony Blair, 121 articles (+25% on last week)
• Ken Livingstone, 108 articles (-24% on last week)
• William Hague, 100 articles (-5% on last week)
• Ken Clarke, 89 articles (+256% on last week)

Celebrity vs Serious

• Almost daily revelations emerged about Simon Cowell’s personal life, during the week that his talent show appeared to be losing the ratings battle with the BBC’s ‘The Voice’, 192 articles vs. there was outrage as George Osborne pledged to give £10 billion to the IMF, 40 articles
• Tulisa admits to regrets about her ‘sex tape’ and also confirms her return as a X Factor judge, 44 articles vs. detectives from Operation Elvedon made three arrests , in connection with suspected illegal payments made to public officials by journalists, 29 articles
• Victoria Beckham buys a baby monitor designed by Damien Hirst and plays flight attendant on trip to China, 38 articles vs. India successfully tests a long-range rocket which has the capability of reaching Chinese cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, 29 articles
• Tupac Shakur comes back for a tour, in holographic form, 34 articles vs. escalation of fighting on the Sudan border, as Obama calls for peace talks, 23 articles

Eurozone leaders (top ten by number of articles)

• Nicolas Sarkozy (France), 133 articles (+60% on last week)
• Angela Merkel (Germany), 48 articles (+200% on last week)
• Mariano Rajoy (Spain), 44 articles (+13% on last week)
• Mario Monti (Italy), 28 articles (+65% on last week)
• Mark Rutte (The Netherlands), 9 articles (from 0 last week)
• Enda Kenny (Ireland), 8 articles (no change on last week)
• Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourg), 3 articles (+200% on last week)
• Lucas Papademos (Greece), 1 article (-93% on last week)
• Elio di Rupo (Belgium), 1 article (no change on last week)
• Lawrence Gonzi (Malta), 1 article (no change on last week)

No other Eurozone leaders were mentioned in UK press coverage.

Who wrote a lot about… Abu Qatada

• Tom Whitehead, Daily Telegraph, 10 articles
• Alan Travis, The Guardian, 10 articles
• Wesley Johnson, The Independent, 8 articles
• Richard Ford, The Times, 8 articles
• Jack Doyle, MailOnline, 5 articles
• Martin Beckford, Daily Telegraph 5 articles

Long form journalism

• 3,044 words. Nick Hopkins (The Guardian), Militarisation of cyberspace: how the global power struggle moved online
• 2,437 words. Mark Sutherland (The Daily Telegraph), Biting Back: Mr Loophole makes his case
• 2,403 words. Josh Halliday (The Guardian), Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?

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The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is to offer students the chance to study a specialist module in business journalism.

The module will form part of the the NCTJ’s diploma in journalism and will give students a chance to study business and finance reporting in greater depth.

The programme of study is being developed by Steve Dyson, a journalist and media consultant, supported by an advisory panel including Robert Peston, Paul Addison, European head of training and education for Bloomberg and Ian King, business editor of The Times.

In a release, Stephen Mitchell, the chairman of the NCTJ’s Journalism Qualifications board, said: “The economy continues to be the single most important news agenda item in the media.”

“While all journalists should have an understanding and ability to report business and finance stories, this specialist option will provide an opportunity for students and trainees to gain a broader and deeper understanding of business and finance reporting.”

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Rupert Murdoch’s first day of evidence to the Leveson inquiry covered a wide range of subjects, including his personal and professional interests, his thoughts on politicians and issues of newspaper ethics.

On newspaper ethics:

All of us regret that some of our colleagues fell far short of what is expected of them. I feel great personal regret that we did not respond more quickly or more effectively.

There have been abuses shown. I would say there are many other abuses but we can all go into that in time.

I don’t believe in using hacking. I don’t believe in using private detectives – it’s a lazy way of reporters not doing their job.

Reference to the infamous “It Woz the Sun Wot Won It” front page after the 92 election:

It was tasteless and wrong for us. We don’t have that sort of power.

Response to question on attacks made by the Sun on Neil Kinnock:

It was fair to attack his policies and even sometimes the way he expressed himself. I thought the Sun’s front page on the eve of the election was absolutely brilliant. We would have supported the Labour party if it had a different policy.

On his personal motivations:

I enjoy meeting our leaders, some impress me more than others and I meet them around the world. I could tell you one or two who have particularly impressed me.

If any politician wanted my opinion on major matters they only had to read editorials in the Sun.

It’s a myth that I used the supposed political power of the Sun to get preferable treatment.

If I had been interested in pure business I would have supported the Tory party in every election. They were always more pro-business.

On his relationship with politicians:

I’ve explained that politicians go out of their way to impress the people in the press. I think it’s part of the democratic process, all politicians of all sides like to have their views known by editors in the hopes their views will be put across and they will impress people. That’s the game.

On Thatcher:

I became [a great admirer] after she was elected and I remain a great admirer

On Gordon Brown:

He later, when the hacking scandal broke, made a totally outrageous statement that he had to know was wrong and he called us a criminal organisation, because he said we had hacked into his personal medical records, when he knew very well how the Sun had found out about his son, which was very sad.

On Alex Salmond:

I don’t know much about the SNP, I just find him an attractive person.

He’s an amusing guy and I enjoy his company; I enjoy listening to him.

On the BBC:

It’s a waste of time to speak to politicians about the BBC.

Prime ministers all hated the BBC and all gave it everything it wanted.

On The Hitler Diaries:

When the editor told me very excitedly that they’d bought these British rights to documents from a very reputable German publisher, he got [historian Hugh Trevor-Roper - Lord Dacre] to go to Switzerland to examine those diaries and after some hours with them he declared he thought they were genuine.

Very close to publication, people were debating it and Lord Dacre did show doubts. The majority of us thought we should go ahead. I take full responsibility for it – it was a major mistake I made and one I’ll have to live with for the rest of my life.

For more coverage, read Journalism.co.uk’s liveblog of today’s proceedings and articles on Murdoch’s regret over phone-hacking and meetings with Thatcher about The Times.

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Who? Sara Ganim

Where? Sara Ganim is a crime reporter with the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This week she was awarded a Pulitzer prize for “courageously revealing and adeptly covering the explosive Penn State sex scandal”.

Twitter? @sganim

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Goldsmiths, University of London is launching a Centre for Creative and Social Technologies (CAST) to run alongside its existing centres in media, social sciences, arts and the humanities.

According to a release, CAST, which is based in the computing department, offers courses combining research and practical training, “focusing on digital innovation in creative and social technologies”.

The postgraduate students are given the chance to work with CAST’s Innovation Partners, including internships recently at the Wall Street Journal, Telegraph Media Group and the Royal Society of Arts.

Professor Robert Zimmer, co-director of CAST and head of the department of computing added in a release:

Our programmes encourage a hybrid skill set and critical thinking that are necessary for sustainability and creativity in disciplines challenged by the digital revolution.

CAST is now accepting applications for the 2012/13 academic year for MA/MSc digital journalism, MA/MSc digital sociology and MA/MSc creating social media.

To find about more about CAST visit the website here.

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Journalisted is an independent, not-for-profit website built to make it easier for you, the public, to find out more about journalists and what they write about. It is run by the Media Standards Trust, a registered charity set up to foster high standards in news on behalf of the public, and funded by donations from charitable foundations. Each week Journalisted produces a summary of the most covered news stories, most active journalists and those topics falling off the news agenda, using its database of UK journalists and news sources.

• The Grand National dominated the news, after two injured horses had to be put down, favourite Synchronised and According to Pete
• A ceasefire in Syria, North Korea’s attempts at launching a long-range rocket, and David Cameron visits Burma were covered lots
• Tension in Sudan, Guido Fawkes’ publication of Motorman files, and hacking allegations spread to the US were covered little

Covered Lots

• The Grand National, one of Britain’s crown jewels in the sporting calender, took place on Saturday, 275 articles
• A ceasefire came into force in Syria on Thursday, but the violence appeared to continue, 212 articles
• North Korea ignored calls for them to not launch a long-range rocket, but it crashes into the ocean minutes after the launch, 121 articles
• David Cameron visits Burma and meets with the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the UK considers easing economic sanctions on the country, 106 articles

Covered Little

• Sudan says they will mobilise its army against South Sudan after the latter annexes the biggest oilfield in Sudan, 10 articles
• Guido Fawkes publishes the bluebook of the Motorman files, 9 articles
• Mark Lewis, the lawyer who had a prominent role in exposing the prevalence of phone hacking at the News of the World, flew to the US to prepare filing lawsuits against News Corporation, 8 articles

Political ups and downs (top ten by number of articles)

• David Cameron, 514 articles (+32% on last week)
• George Osborne, 243 articles (+32% on last week)
• Boris Johnson, 148 articles (+6% on last week)
• Ken Livingstone, 142 articles (+21% on last week)
• Nick Clegg, 134 articles (-12% on last week)
• Ed Miliband, 108 articles (-14% on last week)
• William Hague, 105 articles (+81% on last week)
• Tony Blair, 97 articles (+9% on last week)
• Theresa May, 63 articles (-42% on last week)
• Vince Cable, 57 articles (+33% on last week)

Celebrity vs Serious

• One Direction have a busy week, from being sued for $1 million, to touring Australia and Rihanna admitting she would ‘love to hook-up’ with Harry Styles, 88 articles vs. the 551 day-old company Instagram is bought out for $1 billion by Facebook, 81 articles
• Speaking of Rihanna, she spent the week promoting her new film, Battleship, in various ways, 73 articles vs. Rick Santorum pulls out of the race to be the Republican nominee in the US elections, 62 articles
• Adele tops the youngest rich list with a reported £20 million fortune, 57 articles vs. the National Union of Teachers threaten to strike if the six week summer break is cut, 42 articles

Eurozone leaders (top ten by number of articles)

• Nicolas Sarkozy (France), 83 articles (+9% on last week)
• Mariano Rajoy (Spain), 39 articles (+160% on last week)
• Mario Monti (Italy), 17 articles (-39% on last week)
• Angela Merkel (Germany), 16 articles (-38% on last week)
• Lucas Papademos (Greece), 15 articles (+114% on last week)
• Enda Kenny (Ireland), 8 articles (+60% on last week)
• Pedro Passos Coelho (Portugal), 3 articles (+200% on last week)
• Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourg), 1 article (-50% on last week)
• Elio di Rupo (Belgium), 1 article (from 0 last week)
• Lawrence Gonzi (Malta), 1 article (from 0 last week)

No other Eurozone leaders were mentioned in UK press coverage.

Who wrote a lot about…the government plans to reform tax relief

• Patrick Wintour, The Guardian, 7 articles
• James Kirkup, The Daily Telegraph, 5 articles
• Jason Groves, MailOnline, 5 articles
• Robin Wigglesworth, The Financial Times, 4 articles
• Tim Shipman, MailOnline, 4 articles
• Andrew Grice, The Independent, 3 articles
• Michael Savage, The Times, 3 articles
• Kiran Stacey, The Financial Times, 3 articles

Long form journalism

• 3,492 words. Andrew Hussey (The Guardian), France:a divided nation goes to the polls
• 3,172 words. Danny Forston (The Sunday Times), Billionaires in the pipeline
• 2,878 words. Finlay Young (The Independent), Lost boys: what became of Liberia’s child soldiers?

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On Poynter there’s a useful how-to post for young journalists on staying motivated in their pursuit of success within the news industry, compiled by Tom Huang:

I’ve learned some lessons along this bumpy road. They’ve helped me pick myself up and keep going. I haven’t mastered any of them. But I’ll share them anyway, because, well, if you’ve done your time in the news business, you should at least come away with a few bullet points.

His advice covers “the importance of mentorship”, being a sponge to learning new things, “chase your dreams now”.

Read the full post here.

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The Bristol branch of the National Union of Journalists is due to hold a peaceful demonstration later today following news that 20 jobs were at risk with publication of the Evening Post’s Saturday edition to be stopped from next month.

The protest will take place outside an exhibition marking 80 years of the Northcliffe Media’s title from 6.15pm outside the Galleries in Bristol. The union branch says it has received much support from the local community.

Last week NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet said the changes to the Evening Post were a “shock announcement”.

We call on the paper’s management to take steps to avoid job losses and enter into meaningful consultation with staff and their union representatives.

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