LONDON, England, July 4 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news on July 3, 2026: * * * Judgment due in Lyra McKee murder trial Judgment will be handed down in Belfast Crown Court today (Friday 3 July) in the long-running trial of three men accused of murdering freelance journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee. Lyra died after being shot as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry in April 2019. The horrific incident happened while an MTV crew were filming in the area f more PR

LONDON, England, July 4 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news on July 3, 2026: * * * NUJ statement on Lyra McKee murder verdict The NUJ has responded after three men were found not guilty of the murder of journalist and union member Lyra McKee in a verdict delivered at Belfast Crown Court today (3 July). In her closing remarks, Mrs Justice Smyth described McKee's murder as "an act of senseless violence" and expressed regret that the protracted trial had brought little if any comfort to McKee's family and friends. "T more PR