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MEAA says ACCC must protect diversity in WA media

August 4, 2016 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia Featured MediaRoom News Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, believes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) statement of issues has correctly highlighted serious concerns regarding the sale of News Corporation’s The Sunday Times and PerthNow digital news web site to Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media (SWM).

MEAA is pleased that the ACCC has acknowledged ...

Inaugural Balibo Five-Roger East Fellowships announced

August 1, 2016 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

Four journalists from East Timor have been announced as the inaugural recipients of the Balibo Five-Roger East Fellowship, an initiative of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA.

Media access to Vic Magistrates’ Court materials

July 25, 2016 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom News Submissions

MEAA letter to the Principal Registrar of the Victorian Magistrates’ Court over new guidelines for media access to materials.

 

Landmark new deal gets the green light from Aussie actors

July 12, 2016 Elizabeth Franks #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

Australian performers have overwhelmingly backed a new agreement which will for the first time properly value their work on digital platforms.

The new Australian Television Repeats and Residuals Agreement (ATRRA) will come into effect today following three years of negotiations between Equity, the union for Australian performers, and Screen Producers Australia (SPA).

The immediate pay-off for performers will include a new 10% ...

Speech to the 2016 Press Freedom Australia dinner

June 30, 2016 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Speeches

Speech by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy to the 2016 Press Freedom Australia dinner held in Sydney on Friday May 6 2016.  2016 Press Freedom Australia speech 21.40 KB 551 downloadsLast ...