The battle is hotting up for the editorship of the Journalist with email and the internet playing a major role in appealing to the electorate of NUJ members who have until November 6 to cast their vote for the eight candidates.Emails are being sent direct to NUJ members who, as a group, have a history of low turnouts when voting for union posts.
Several of the candidates have set up their own websites and most are claiming the support of well known union members, activists and staff.
The Daily Star's FoC Steve Usher has the support of NUJ equality organiser Lena Calvert and Barry Fitzpatrick, NUJ head of publishing.
Meanwhile, former NUJ general secretary John Foster has come out in favour of Tim Arnold.
Mark Watts can claim the support of Bill Goodwin, the journalist who won the prolonged court battle to protect his sources, and Tim Llewellyn, the former BBC Middle East correspondent.
Rich Simcox, who has the backing of the NUJ Left, also claims Linda Piper, a former chair of the Provincial Newspapers Industrial Council and the general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, Aidan White, as supporters.
The Daily Record's Frank Morgan is being backed by this year's NUJ president, James Doherty.
Also standing is former Times industrial editor Christine Buckley, Trinity Mirror content editor Stephen David Tilly, and freelance Michael Cross.
Details on all the candidates are on the NUJ's website.
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