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 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…