MEAA Releases

Latest releases from MEAA


New ABC boss presents opportunity for a reset

MediaRoom, Releases
New ABC managing director Hugh Marks must seize the opportunity to make cultural change in the organisation and to restore the confidence of editorial staff that senior management will always have their backs ...

News MAP funding a welcome leg up for Australian journalism

MediaRoom, Releases
The union for Australian journalists welcomes the delivery by the federal government of more than $150 million to support the sustainability of public interest journalism over the next four years ...

Media union welcomes government scheme to force tech giants to pay for journalism

MediaRoom, Releases
The union for Australian journalists cautiously welcomes moves by the federal government to force global digital platforms to compensate media outlets for content shared on their platforms or face hefty penalties ...

Evidence is clear; urgent action needed on AI creative theft

#stopAItheft, MediaRoom, Releases
A Parliamentary committee has recognised the urgent need for legislation to protect Australia’s creative and media landscape from the rapacious behaviour of the big Artificial Intelligence developers – now the government must act ...

Digital platforms levy could support sustainability of Australian journalism

#MEAAMedia, MediaRoom, Releases
The federal government should move quickly to adopt the recommendation of a Parliamentary inquiry into social media by requiring digital platforms to pay a levy to fund public interest journalism ...