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UK Section's 40th birthday party |
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The AEJ links
major European newsmakers and journalists in Britain in a professional and
social network. Our membership includes journalists from national
newspapers and broadcasting organisations, and freelances, writers and
researchers. The UK section provides useful support as well as access to
newsmakers who are not always easily available. Membership is open to both UK
and non-UK nationals and activities are funded by an annual fee and
entry charges to our professional lunches. The membership
fee is £30 for the year 2013. It is planned to raise this by
£10 to £40 for the year 2014 and beyond. Journalists under the
age of 25 pay a special rate of £10. Please click on
our links to see our activities, including the lunchtime meetings under News/Events, our participation in World Press Freedom Day, Past Events and the Section's annual meetings. Membership
of the Irish Section of the AEJ is open to
journalists in Northern Ireland ___________________________________ Obituaries Colin Bickler AEJ
members will join our sorrow in the news of Colin's death on 12 January 2013.
We have lost a good friend whose sense of fun will be as sorely missed as his
wisdom. Both English and a New Zealander, his career in international
journalism included three decades with Reuters. From 1990, he combined
teaching at City University with the pursuit of objectives close to his
heart, notably the safety of journalists in dangerous places. Brian Hanrahan Brian was
a member of the UK section for many years. To mark the sad news of his death
on 20 December 2010, William Horsley has written a tribute to his friend and
colleague. Gerard Mansell 1921-2010 We have to record the sad news of Gerry's death on 18 December. After retiring from the BBC External Service in 1981, he chaired the UK Section until 1991. He brought us irrepressible enthusiasm and fun – obituary John Coleman We record
with great sorrow that John Coleman died on 5 January 2010. He was a
frequent participant in AEJ meetings, livening our discussions with an
enthusiasm and originality that was wholly unique. He is sorely missed. An
obituary was published in The
Daily Telegraph on 29 January. Paul C Hodgson 1923-2009 Paul was one of the founding fathers of the UK Section and, for many years, its chairman. He later chaired the international AEJ. A veteran of the BBC in many roles, he died on 10 March 2009 – obituary |
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Most of our members
were there, as were many of our past guests and
Reflections on the establishment
of the AEJ UK Section by a founder member, Roger Broad ______________________________________________ Recent books by AEJ members
Sir Ronald Adam and Britain's New Model Army 1941-1946 The
History Press, 2013 (available in Kindle)
Rick Thompson Routledge 2nd edition, 2010 (available in Kindle)
Michael Nelson Matador, 2011 (available in Kindle)
Reporting a Life Don Hatwell Matador, 2012
London's Second
City: Creating Canary Wharf Kevin d'Arcy Rajah Books, 2012 (available in Kindle)
The Crazy Life of
Brendan Behan: The Rise and
Fall of Dublin's Laughing Boy Frank Gray Authorhouse, 2010 (available in Kindle) |
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The UK Section celebrated its 40th
birthday with a party on 30 October 2008, organised jointly with the
Foreign Press Association, whose 120th birthday also fell this year. It
took place in the FPA's splendid 
mansion in Carlton House Terrace, the
London residence of the 19th century prime minister, William Gladstone.
the Foreign Secretary, David
Miliband. It was a highly memorable and enjoyable evening.
Writing for Broadcast Journalists
Castro and Stockmaster: A Life in Reuters
