Vice President of the NUJ -- what I want to do. I was elected unopposed as Vice President of the NUJ last week, so I didn't need to print out my leaflet for the ADM. However, I think it's worth getting out there, so here are the reasons I wanted to be elected: About Me With incoming President Pete Murray at Tolpuddle 2009 I have been a professional journalist for over 10 years and have been active in the NUJ for most of that time. I've worked in Ireland and the UK, worked as a new media journalist in broadcasting, as a freelance and in the NGO sector. I've been a rep at chapel, branch, industrial council and NEC level. Reasons to vote for me: The media is changing; the NUJ needs to change with it. The union needs to regroup, to move from fighting reactive campaigns against what the bosses are doing and provide stronger support to our members in taking greater control of their own work and workplaces. We are not just fighting for our jobs; we are fighting for the future of journalism. The current ownership model is broken. Unless real alternatives are found and put into practice, the entire industry is in real trouble. As Vice President, I will work with the President, the NEC, the union's officials and, most importantly, the members to build the union for the coming fights. It's my view that the NUJ needs to do three things to be ready for