MEAA correspondence over the killing of journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh

Correspondence regarding the killing of journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh who was fatally wounded while reporting in the West Bank for Al Jazeera Arabic.

MEAA extends its condolences to her family and work colleagues and has written to the Israeli Ambassador condemning the targeting of journalists and demanding that the full circumstances of this tragedy are properly investigated.

The correspondence ...

MEAA’s submission to the Review of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code

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TRUTH versus DISINFORMATION — The Challenge for Public Interest Journalism: The MEAA report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2022

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