Government must ignore bluster of Netflix and Free TV and mandate local content obligations

The federal government must stay the course on the introduction of new content rules for Netflix and other streaming video services.

Regional media companies that receive taxpayer money must keep services going

Regional media outlets that have benefitted from taxpayer-funded support must use the money to maintain or increase their local coverage.

Statement on freedom of expression at SBS

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has today written to SBS after concerning reports that some journalists at SBS have been pressured to remove their signature from an open letter urging balanced coverage of Palestinian perspectives in the current Middle East conflict.

It is a principle of freedom of speech that journalists have a right to express views about their profession ...

MEAA submissions to the Media Reform Green Paper

MEAA has made two submissions to the Department of Communications Green Paper on Media Reform; one is from the Media section and the other is from the Equity and ECS sections.

Inquiry points the way for press freedom reform

The recommendations of a Senate inquiry into press freedom would help to curb the growing culture of government secrecy, stop the persecution of whistleblowers and prevent journalists being prosecuted for simply doing their jobs.