September 14, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases
MEAA condemns the announcement from News Corporation via a statement to the Fairfax-owned Australian Financial Review that at least 30 editorial positions will be made redundant. The positions will be a mixture of voluntary and forced redundancies. Journalists at leading metro mastheads as well as production staff will lose their jobs. Production positions will be shifted from News to the ...
September 12, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Submissions
MEAA’s submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s formal review of Nine Entertainment Co’s proposed takeover of Fairfax Media.
September 12, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases
Today’s prosecution of ‘Witness K’ and Bernard Collaery has dangerous implications for press freedom in Australia and the ability of whistleblowers and journalists to work together to expose wrongdoing and uphold the public’s right to know.
August 31, 2018 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia CommsPro MediaRoom Releases
Australian Community Managers (ACM), the country’s largest network for Australian community management professionals announces its formal partnership with MEAA.
August 10, 2018 Mark Phillips #FairGoFairfax #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases
The takeover of Fairfax Media by Nine should undergo a far more detailed examination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission than that currently proposed, says the union for media workers.