NUJ general secretary and Offaly's Seamus Dooley says the union is highly concerned.
Two reporters at the Sunday World newspaper are among six people who've received death threats from loyalist paramilitaries.
The West Belfast UDA told one of the reporters they'd be shot dead within days.
The National Union of Journalists says those behind the threats are "intent on silencing journalism in Northern Ireland".
Its assistant general secretary Seamus Dooley says the union is highly concerned:
Kinahan Makes "Life-Saving" Intervention In Laois Prison
Laois Women’s Quilt And Antarctic Adventures To Take Centre Stage At Midlands Science Festival
Singer Tolu Makay Brings National Tour Home To Offaly
Irish Rail Appeals For Public Help After Midlands Train Vandalism
Revenue Officers Seize Contraband Worth €169k
Fabric Of Change Launches Week-Long Fashion Pop-Up In The Midlands
Offaly Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Church Break In
Two Cars Seized In Midlands During Garda Tyre Safety Crackdown