The National Union of Journalists is celebrating the first victory in its Cashback for Interns campaign and has warned media employers to “pay interns or face the consequences”. Read the full story

The Conservatives will ban the sale of journalism internships and other placements at top firms after admitting that the move designed to raise party funds was “badly misjudged”, according to Mail Online. Read the full story

The National Union of Journalists has condemned a Conservative fundraiser that allegedly saw the party auctioning work experience placements at magazines, PR companies and banks. Read the full story

DotNet magazine columnist Gary Marshall has hit out at websites that “exploit” unpaid content contributors in exchange for exposure. Read the full story

Last week we wrote about the challenges facing graduates struggling to balance debts and the exploitative use of unpaid work experience placements in the media industry. Read the full story

Last week we posted news on a report that concluded unpaid work experience placements – or internships, if you prefer to use more flattering terminology – are completely illegal under the Minimum Wage Act 1998. But all the reports in the world won’t make the media change its attitude to interns – or slaves, to use some honest nomenclature. Read the full story

Journalism may be a rich person’s hobby, but those trying to break the mould may have the law on their side. Read the full story