Ressa verdict a muzzle on Filipino media – MEAA writes to Philippines Ambassador

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the trade union and professional association for Australia’s journalists, says the guilty verdict in editor Maria Ressa’s cyber libel case is an outrageous assault on press freedom in the Philippines.

MEAA submission to screen content options paper

This submission is made in response to the Supporting Australian stories on our screens – Options Paper of March 2020.

MEAA raises concerns over Timor-Leste proposal to criminalise defamation

MEAA has written to the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste to express concern over a proposal to criminalise defamation. MEAA says the plan is a threat to press freedom and the public’s right to know.

Urgent need for a mandatory news content code

There is an urgent need for a News Media Bargaining Code if media outlets are to be saved

Mandatory News Media Bargaining Code – submission to ACCC operations paper

“The loss of employment and the corresponding fall in media coverage of critical events is fundamentally driven by falling revenues, particularly in advertising. It is also driven by the shift towards online news and the ease with which news content is accessed through digital platforms.

In PwC’s Entertainment and Media Outlook 2019 report, print newspaper advertising for 2019 was projected to ...