ABC chairman must stand aside immediately
ABC chairman Justin Milne should heed the decision of his board and stand aside today to allow a comprehensive, independent inquiry to go ahead into alleged political interference in the running of the ABC.
MEAA Media Room
ABC chairman Justin Milne must consider his future
Reports this morning of the ABC chairman, Justin Milne, seeking to interfere in editorial and staffing decisions at the ABC are deeply disturbing.
Next managing director must be an advocate for public broadcasting and for ABC staff
The next managing director of the ABC must be prepared to fight for better funding and independence, and to champion public broadcasting in a hostile political environment, says the union representing the ABC’s editorial staff.
ACCC must listen to community concerns about Nine’s takeover of Fairfax
More than 1100 people have made submissions through MEAA to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expressing concerns about the proposed takeover of Fairfax Media by Nine Entertainment Co.
News Corp staff shown little respect in latest job cut announcement
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 ...
