SIX JOURNALISTS in North London have struck a forceful blow in the "freedom of the press debate whipped up by newspoper editors und proprictors.
The journalists re losed to work on the current issues of the Camden Jesmai and Horsey Joumal when the management rejected their request to remove a paid advertisement for Tuesday's National Front rally in lalington.
The six journalists, who make up almost balf the editorial staff of the two papers, received the backing of the National Union of Journalists" chapel for their action, and the management has been forced to back down on its threat to sack thems The journalists action has London breach, which last week approved a set ol guselines for combalting racialism in the media Meanwhile the NF bas reared its whuch has refused to accept into membership an NF member who the NUT executive instructed the votes to two, This shameful retreat logically follows on from the executive's capitulation before the charpes of 'censorship made by the editors in been endorsed by the union's North the freedom of the press debate Despite the union's policy of nationalisation of the media under workers" control, the executive has refused to challenge the proprictors and editors head in the union 5 Magazme branch, strangchold over the content of the media and access to it. This is likely to provoke a vigorous battie at the works on Britain First. Last weekend annual conference of the NUJ next month, branch to revcrse its decision, by 19. Dick Brinsley. 5.30. Hours Monday-Thursday: 10-6 Friday: 10-8 Saturday: 10.30 to EASTER CLOSING -Red Books will be closed from Friday 28 to Monday 31 March (inclusive). *********************
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