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NUJ issues workplace survey to Telegraph staff enabling them to air concerns anonymously

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By John McCarthy, Opinion Editor

February 18, 2015 | 3 min read

The National Union of Journalism (NUJ) has provided the entirety of the Telegraph staff with a survey enabling them to voice their concerns at the management of the publication.

Following journalist Peter Oborne’s resignation yesterday (Tuesday 17 February) amid accusations the publication was perpetrating a "fraud on its readers" by supressing coverage of HSBC amid tax allegations, the NUJ has expressed its concerns at how the Telegraph is being operated.

Osborne told Channel 4 News: “The Telegraph needs to explain to us why its coverage of HSBC has been skewed, and the really important people who it should explain this to are the readers of The Daily Telegraph.

"I've had so many conversations with Telegraph staff and I believe I am speaking for the vast majority of Telegraph staff that we have no confidence in the chief executive, Murdoch MacLennan, and I'd go further than that and say we have no confidence at all in the Barclay brothers who own the paper."

The NUJ survey will cover work conditions at the paper but will also allow editorial staff to make other comments in confidence.

Laura Davison, NUJ national organiser, said: “The brutal cuts at the Telegraph titles during the past few months have seen experienced and long-serving staff axed under the disguise of investment in digital, with remaining staff expected to maintain and boost quality with fewer resources.

“This survey will give staff an opportunity to voice their concerns anonymously about these changes and wider issues.”

The survey was released to Telegraph journalists today (18 February). A spokesperson for the NUJ told The Drum it had received "double figure" responses within the first few hours.

Last October the NUJ urged the Telegraph to engage in consultation after it emerged the publisher was planning a dramatic digital-first strategy shift.

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