One year on from police raids of the home and offices of journalists, there has been unsatisfactory progress on press freedom in Australia, says the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists
MEAA wrote to complain about repeated attacks on journalists, including Australian news crews, during the protests across the US in response to the killing of George Floyd.
MEAA letter to the US Ambassador over attacks on journalists ...This submission canvasses:
• the impacts of COVID-19 on the arts, entertainment and media industries • the impact of government measures to address the health risks associated with COVID-19 • government measures implemented to sustain incomes and employment through the health crisis • steps MEAA considers critical to rescuing the arts, entertainment and media industries from the impacts of COVID-19.
...MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, says the closure of mastheads and the job losses announced by News Corp Australia this morning represent a huge loss for communities in regional and suburban Australia.
MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, welcomes the news that the Australian Federal Police has ruled out laying charges against News Corporation journalist Annika Smethurst
