Two raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on journalists and media organisations within the last 24 hours represent a disturbing attempt to intimidate legitimate news journalism that is in the public interest
This morning’s raid by Federal Police on the home of a respected Canberra Press Gallery journalist is an outrageous attack on press freedom that seeks to punish a journalist for reporting a legitimate news story that was clearly in the public interest.
MEAA members at the ABC have called on their leadership to address allegations of editorial interference by Adani.
MEAA condemns News Corp Australia’s announcement that it will cut 55 editorial positions from its mastheads around the country, with almost a third of the cuts to be made to Victorian newsrooms.
The Australia’s Right To Know coalition of media organisations (including MEAA) response to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission’s open justice review – court and tribunal information: access, disclosure and publication – submitted May 28 2019.
