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We are delighted to invite you to join us to remember the life and work of Jean Morgan, former chief reporter at Press Gazette and charity trustee.

A special memorial service will take place at St Bride’s Church, Fleet St on Thursday May 4 at 11.30.

Jean’s family would like to extend this invitation to all her friends and colleagues. Drinks will be held nearby at a venue that will be announced in due course.

The AGM will take place ONLINE on Wednesday May 24 at 12.30pm. For more information please email enquiries@journalistscharity.org.uk

On International Women’s Day (March 8) Women in Journalism and Reach revealed the findings of their first Online Harms survey.

Speakers included Alison Phillips and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown  –  Journalists’ Charity Ambassadors. 

Alison Phillips and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown are Journalists’ Charity Ambassadors.

At the beginning of the year, we gave financial support to Mark who was made redundant after 20 years. He was desperately worried about providing for his family…

 “For the first time in my life, I just didn’t know what we were going to do. Thank you for the terrific news of your support grant which has really lifted a great weight and has brought tears to my wife’s eyes.  I simply cannot begin to describe how grateful we are.”

On Monday evening St Bride’s Church hosted another magical carol service to herald the start of Christmas.  Readings from some of the biggest names in media joined a packed church to sing carols and listen to the magnificent St Bride’s Choir.

With thanks to Thorold Barker, Editor (EMEA), Wall Street Journal (Europe), Pippa Crerar, Political editor, The Guardian, Ayesha Hazarika, Columnist & Broadcaster, Times Radio, Alison Phillips, Editor, Daily Mirror and Jon Sopel, Presenter, The News Agents Podcast (pictured above with Christine Warwick (Journalists’ Charity chair and Beany McLean, Luther Pendragon). 

Hundreds of journalists working for UK media who risked their lives by travelling to the warzone of Ukraine this year were recognised with the British Journalism Awards’ third Public Service Award.

The special recognition award was accepted on every journalists’ behalf by Olga Malchevska, the BBC News Ukraine presenter who was live on-air in February when she first saw images of her childhood home in Kyiv after it had been destroyed by a bomb.

The charity created by Charles Dickens to help journalists fallen on hard times is supporting young reporters who are struggling to find their feet.  A sum of £45,000 might not seem such a huge number during these days of multibillion-pound rescue packages, but back in the mid-1970s it would, on average, have bought you 10 houses in the provinces, with change left over for a new car, a foreign package holiday and a posh dinner set from one of the nation’s many multi-floor department stores. Remember them?

After a 2 year lay off caused by the pandemic, the beautiful carol service at St Bride’s Church, Fleet St is back for 2022 and will take place on Monday December 19  –  doors open at 6PM and ALL are very welcome.