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Dansk Journalistforbund / jan 2007
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Unions’ Role:
Services by Journalists’ Unions
Mr. Hans Jørgen Dybro
Consultant, Danish Union of Journalists
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Purpose
Improve salaries and working conditions
Forum for professional development
Influence debate and legislation
...no more and no less!
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 1
The new on-line media leads
to disappearance of classic journalism
Journalists’ unions will be unable to continue
as independent unions
...and it doesn’t matter!
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 1
One-man-sites
www.Blondinbella.se
No journalists = no journalists’ union
Join a bigger and stronger trade union
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 2
The new on-line media are a revolutionary break
On-line media journalists work
in a completely different way to the old journalists
We must re-invent the journalists’ union
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 2
No conflict of interests
”We are all individuals...!”
Network
Better legislation for freelancers
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 3
Very similar – just slightly different…
The new on-line media are like the old media
...and therefore the tasks for the journalists’ union
are very similar
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Thesis 3
Publisher vs. journalists, like in the old days!
On-line media are owned by the old media
Union = strength = collective agreements
We must address members in new ways
The old journalists are highly sceptical
Legislation: On-line media = old media
Grafik og illustrationer placeres efter hjælpelinjer
Which one?!
1. No journalists = no journalists’ union!
2. Re-invent journalists’ union
3. Very similar – just slightly different…