Oppose the Reach cuts

Reach plc, publisher of titles including the Mirror, Express, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo has announced yet another round of redundancies impacting hundreds of journalists jobs within editorial at the company.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly condemned the cuts and is urging journalists at Reach, those at other organisations, and the wider public to stand in solidarity by writing to your MP. Raise the union's concerns about the impact of cuts and the worrying use of artificial intelligence that threatens journalists' jobs.

Please do not forget to amend the letter, deleting the sixth paragraph if you do not wish to add your own experiences.

Reach plc, publisher of titles including the Mirror, Express, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo has announced yet another round of redundancies impacting hundreds of journalists jobs within editorial at the company.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly condemned the cuts and is urging journalists at Reach, those at other organisations, and the wider public to stand in solidarity by writing to your MP. Raise the union's concerns about the impact of cuts and the worrying use of artificial intelligence that threatens journalists' jobs.

Please do not forget to amend the letter, deleting the sixth paragraph if you do not wish to add your own experiences.

Write to your MP

Please do not forget to amend the letter, deleting the sixth paragraph if you do not wish to add your own experiences.

Find your local rep

Subject:

I write as a constituent and member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). On 8th September, Reach plc announced huge job cuts, placing 600 journalists at risk and proposing 321 editorial redundancies. The NUJ has strongly condemned the cuts and recognised the harmful impact of yet another round of redundancies by the publisher of titles including the Mirror, Express, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo. The business has stated there will be 134 new roles, however there are no guarantees these will meaningfully mitigate the cuts and the scale remains huge.

Despite Reach management stating the company’s strategy recognises the importance of promoting and enhancing brands that stand for quality journalism and unique content, current proposals clearly contradict this. Cuts will mean the hollowing out of titles, culling of specialist writers and duplication of content. This serves as a disservice to audiences who value the journalism produced by titles and risks the sustainability of Reach’s public interest journalism.

Just this month, the NUJ achieved recognition at The Mirror following efforts over several years. Now, Reach is proposing dozens of cuts at the title known for its distinctive voice amid today’s media landscape, where it champions journalism and raises key matters across the trade union movement affecting workers.

The impact of Reach’s proposals will be felt acutely by both those who leave the organisation and those who remain in stretched teams where low morale is already prevalent.

It is also increasingly apparent that Reach intends on increasing its use of artificial intelligence. I support my union’s position that AI is no substitute for journalism and welcome your voice in parliamentary debates stressing that AI must never be used to replace journalists’ jobs.

[PERSONAL PARAGRAPH - Please add your own paragraph here explaining why you are concerned by cuts. If you are a Reach journalist, you may wish to discuss the impact for you and colleagues. For non-Reach journalists, your solidarity is important – please add any concerns you may have about the impact on journalism if cuts are replicated/use of AI is adopted elsewhere. DON'T FORGET TO DELETE THIS PARAGRAPH IF NOT AMENDED]

Please sign Early Day Motion 1892 urging Reach to consider a strategy that allows public interest journalism to thrive for years to come, and for meaningful engagement with the NUJ. Do consider parliamentary contributions expressing concern about the impact of these sweeping cuts on journalists and journalism more widely, the NUJ is happy to provide a briefing with further detail. Email campaigns@nuj.org.uk

How we use the data you enter on this form

Do Gooder (the advocacy platform powering this online action) processes personal information from you that you enter on this form so that we can provide the functions and related services to you and The Campaigner (the organisation responsible for this online action) for their legitimate purposes, including possibly exporting it to other systems, and to effectively respond to enquiries and communications related to those services.

Specifically when you enter:

Your location data (residential address or postcode) it is used to locate your elected representative, to pre-populate your email signature and to provide The Campaigner with a visualisation of the location of the support for this campaign.
All other data you may enter, including your email address, name, telephone number, commentary and so on is used by The Campaigner to advocate for the campaign’s goals and where required may be sent to the target of the campaign.

The data collected by Do Gooder is also used by us in aggregate form to improve the service and may be held on your behalf outside your country of residence by our third party service providers. These providers are bound by contract to only use personal information on our behalf, in accordance with agreed terms. While the privacy laws of the country in which personal information is stored or transferred may be different from those in your country, we will always have safeguards in place when storing or transferring personal information. We will never sell, rent, loan or in any other way pass your information on to other parties other than to provide this service to you and The Campaigner.

The personal information collected by Do Gooder is held subject to a Data Processing Agreement between Do Gooder and The Campaigner in compliance with the EU's GDPR and Australian law.

Learn more about our privacy policy here

How is my data used?